Espasol (Baye-Baye)

Ingredients : 1 cup pinipig 1-1/4 cups rice flour 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed 1 pkg. grated young coconut with coconut water, thawed 1 tsp. pandan extract (or 1 leaf) Cooking Procedures : Process pinipig in a blender until powdery. Toast in a nonstick skillet over medium low heat, stirring constantly until golden, about 10 minutes. Frequently scrape bottom (it browns quickly) and turn it over for even browning. Transfer to a large bowl. Toast the rice flour the same way until golden. Set aside 1/4 cup of rice flour and combine the rest with pinipig in the bowl. In a saucepan, gently simmer […] Read more »

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Filipino Desserts

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  Ingredients: 1 box of Graham crackers 1 box of Graham crumbs (optional) 2 small cans Nestle cream 1 can of Condensed milk 1 can of Evaporated milk 6 ripe mangoes, sliced Instructions: Prepare a rectangular glass dish with or without lid. In a bowl, whisk Nestle cream until smooth. Add the condensed and evaporated milk. Whisk until well combined. Using a ladle, place a small amount of the milk mixture into the[...]

Ingredients : 1 cup glutinous rice flour 1/2 cup dried tapioca pearls 2-1/2 cups coconut milk 10 cups water 2-1/2 cups sweet potato, peeled and cubed 1 cup sugar 3 ripe saba (plantain) bananas, sliced into rounds 5 fresh or canned jackfruit, cut into strips Cooking Procedures : Prepare Bilo-bilo (Rice Balls): Combine rice flour with 4 tbsp. water in a bowl; mix well. Form into small balls, about 1/2 in. diameter. In[...]

Ingredients : 1 cup rice, uncooked 1/2 cup mongo sugar water oil, for deep frying Cooking Procedures : Soak rice overnight in water, then grind.  Wrap in cheesecloth and hang to drip.  On the other hand, boil mongo and mash. Dissolve 1/3 cup sugar in 1/8 cupwater, then add mixture to mashed mongo.  Cook over medium heat until dry.  Allow to cool, then shape into small balls.  Set aside. Dissolve 2 tbsp. sugar[...]

Ingredients : 1-1/4 cups water 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup flour 1 tsp. lye (lihiya) water, for cooking grated fresh coconut Cooking Procedures : Bring water and sugar to a boil. Let cool. Add to flour, stir until smooth. Add lye water (lihiya) and mix well. Boil some water in the steamer. Stir flour mixture to recombine. Fill greased small muffin pans 3/4 full with mixture. Steam for 25 minutes or until toothpick i[...]

Maruya (BananaFritters)

This version of Maruya is one that I usually buy for my merienda when I was in the Philippines. I sometimes buy them in a bamboo stick or in a hand fan shape coated with sugar. But their where times that after siesta, my mom will cook us maruya in our merienda before playing outside during summer time. Ingredients : 1/2 cup flour 3/4 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 egg 1 cup milk 3 ripe saba (banana plantain), p[...]