Instructions: Add nopales to bread recipes. A favorite is a multigrain bread mix. Using a bread maker makes it easy, but baking bread the old-fashioned way is great.

Regardless of what bread recipe is used, reduce the amount of water required by 1/2 cup for a 1 1/2-pound loaf, and add 1/2 pound of pureed nopal (about 2 cups).

With some bread types and loaf sizes, you may have to experiment with moisture requirements. Some recipes will let you add 1 cup pureed nopal without reducing water.

The texture of the resulting bread is not unlike an English muffin. The Ramirezes like to toast it on a "comal" or tortilla griddle, then top it with cream or Neufchatel cheese, jam or jelly.

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