Recipe of the day 

Heart of palm cake (more like pizza)

Ingredients

The pasta:

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2 cups of  flour

6 oz  of butter

2 tablespoons of sugar

1 teaspoon of salt

6 tablespoons of cold water

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The filling:

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4 cups of heart of palm (chopped)

2 oz of butter

2 tablespoons of flour

1 cup of grated cheese

¼ cup of milk

2 egg yolks

1 medium onion, chopped

1 teaspoon of pepper

½ teaspoon of garlic powder 

1 cream cheese of 210g

1 package of ham 250 grams minced

1 can of drained 227g mushrooms

½ chopped sweet pepper

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Preparation

Pasta

Sift the flour, sugar and salt, add the butter and mix. Then, add the cold water  by spoonfuls and knead till the pasta reaches a good consistensy.  When finished, wrap a 9x9 mold and bake for 10 minutes to brown. 

Filling

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In a pot, sauté the onion, chili and garlic in the butter. Add the chopped ham and mushrooms and cook for 3 min, then add the hearts of palm and cook for 3-5 more minutes. Add the cream cheese and the following mixture: in a separate bowl, mix the flour, milk, egg yolks and pepper, form a cream. Cook everything together and finally pour it into the mold over the pasta, add the grated cheese over the mixture and bake for 30 min at 350 degrees.