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Pilipit (Palipit) Recipe

By PutoPinoy on Thursday, May 24, 2007 At Thursday, May 24, 2007

Pilipit #1

The classic Filipino crunchy, sweet bread

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups flour 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt oil for deep frying
Procedure:
  1. Mix and sift dry ingredients. Beat egg and add to milk.
  2. Add sifted dry ingredients and knead until smooth.
  3. Make very long thick roll and cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
  4. Roll each piece to 4 inches long and twist to bring ends together.
  5. Deep fry in hot oil; when brown, remove and dip in thick syrup, if desired.

Pilipit #2

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 cup Carnation evap
  • 1 egg
  • cooking oil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
Procedure:

Sift together dry ingredients in a bowl. Add-in milk and egg. Knead until dough is smooth.

Roll dough into 1" diameter baston. Cut into 1" pieces. Roll out each piece into 1/4" diameter strips; twist to form a figure 8. Press ends together to seal. Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown. Drain in paper towels.

For syrup, combine water and sugar in a heavy saucepan. Bring to boil without stirring until sugar has dissolved. Dip fried pilipit in syrup and serve when syrup has dried.

sources: nestle.com.ph, filipinovegetarianrecipe.com, photo from pinoyfoodtalk.net