Pastillas, or pastillas de leche, are a sweet and sugary dessert that is well known and loved by many people in the Philippines. You can make this dessert without cooking at all, or you can do a bit of cooking to make this delicious treat. If you want to know how to make pastillas, just see Step 1 below to get started.
[Edit]Ingredients
- 2 cups of powdered milk
- 1 can (14 oz.) of condensed milk
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of margarine
[Edit]Steps
[Edit]Making No-Cook Pastillas
- Pour the powdered and the condensed milk in a bowl. Just pour 2 cups of powdered milk and 1 can (14 oz.) of condensed milk into a bowl. This recipe should make about 80 candies.
- Mix the powdered and condensed milk together. The mixture may be a little thick and hard to mix together, so have patience and a thick and sturdy spoon.
- Add the margarine to the mixture. Add 1 tablespoon of margarine to the mixture; alternately, you can use real butter. This will help add an extra creamy flavor to the treat. Mix it in with the other ingredients.
- Shape your candy into circles or cylinders. Choose the shape you'd like for your pastillas; they can be circular, or they can be more cylindrical, like Tootsie Rolls. Just use your hands to give them their desired shape; you can wear gloves if you want to. Place the shaped candies on a plate.
- Pour the sugar on a plate. Pour half a cup of sugar on a plate.
- Roll the pastillas into the sugar. Make sure that all part are covered.
- Wrap the pastillas in cellophane. You can cut the cellophane in advance to get the desired shape. Then place the pastillas in the cellophane and wrap the ends of it.
- Serve. Put the candies on a party plate and enjoy. You can have them for dessert or serve them as a snack whenever you like.
[Edit]Cooking Pastillas
- Combine the condensed milk, powdered milk, and sugar in a saucepan. Make sure to stir the ingredients thoroughly as you heat them until they turn to a paste.
- Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Add the butter. Continue to mix the ingredients thoroughly.
- Remove from heat. Take the pan off the stove and move the mixture you've cooked into a bowl. Let it cool for at least 5-10 minutes, until the mixture is cool enough to be touched but still a bit warm.
- Shape the mixture. Use your hands or a knife to shape the mixture into bite-sized candies. You can make a circular shape, a cylinder, a cube, or whatever shape you want. You should make about 80 pieces.
- Roll the candy lightly in sugar. Use your hands to make sure each piece is lightly but evenly covered in sugar.
- Wrap the candy in cellophane. Place each piece of candy in the center of a cellophane square and roll it into a cylinder or whatever shape you like, and tuck the ends of the cellophane into the roll.
- Serve. Enjoy this tasty candy during any time of day.
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[Edit]Tips
- For the pastillas that needs to be cooked, you can boil a can of evaporated milk first before adding the powdered and condensed milk. This will make you pastillas more creamy and white in colour.
[Edit]Things You'll Need
- Bowl
- Cellophane
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