Turcos | PBS Food

Ingredients

• 3 cups water
• 1 tablespoon anise seeds
• 4 to 6 small Mexican or Ceylon cinnamon sticks, broken up
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 2 to 3 pounds pork loin
• 1 to 2 sticks cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 2 cups dark brown sugar or 2 crumbled 4-inch piloncillos
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground Mexican or Ceylon cinnamon, or more to taste
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground allspice, or more to taste
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground anise, or more to taste
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground cloves, or more to taste
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground nutmeg, or more to taste
• 2 cups raisins
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 (27-ounce) jar mincemeat
• 2 red apples, cored and diced, or 1 cup applesauce
• 4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more if needed
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground Mexican or Ceylon cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 1 ½ cups vegetable shortening
• 1 cup cinnamon-anise tea
• 1 cup milk, for wash