Topic: Desserts
When we were in college, my cousin Mors taught me the basics of cooking desserts like cassava cake, kutsinta and Milk Pastillas, however I forgot the exact measurements, so when I made this pastillas yesterday, I did not able to finish it quickly eventhough it was very easy to prepare because I was experimenting the measurements like adding condensed milk again when the texture was so rough then adding milk powder again when it became too moist and so on until I reached the good texture. I take note the measurements every time I added an ingredients so that by the time I will make again, it will not be an experimentation anymore. When I was finished, I devided the mixtures into 3 parts, first part was a plain milk, I added chocolate powder to the second part and ube jam to the third part, hence, I ended up having assorted pastillas.
Ingredients:
1 cup milk powder
1/2 cup condensed milk
2 tbsp. chocolate powder (I used Cadburry choco. powder)
1 1/2 tbsp. ube jam
1 tbsp. milk powder
1/2 cup white sugar
butter cooking spray
Directions:
1. Mix 1 cup milk powder and condensed milk in a bowl. Blend well until smooth.
2. Divide the mixtures into 3. Set aside the first part.
3. Add chocolate powder to second part, stir and mix well until the chocolate are blended well with the mixture.
4. Add ube jam and 1 tbsp. milk powder to the other part, stir and mix well until smooth.
5. Cover a tray's surface with the 1/2 cup sugar.
6.Grease a flat surface (I just used large and flat dish) with the butter spray.
7. Take a small amount from the mixtures and roll it in the lightly greased surface until you meet your desired sizes. (I made it almost like a size of a regular pencil). Then, cut it uniformly about 1 1/2 inch length. Place the cut pastillas into the tray with sugar, roll to cover the surface and avoid sticking.
8. Repeat no. 7 until all the mixtures are done. That's it!