How to make "Pastillas"      

           INTODRUCTION:

 Pastillas de Leche is a soft and milky candy loved by Filipinos for generations. The name is derived from the Spanish words pastillas (pills) and leche (milk). It started off as a simple dessert cooked by local farmers. The original recipe uses fresh carabao's milk,

sugar, and citrus zest.

            Pastillas, sometimes called pastillas de leche, are a milky, chewy candy from the Philippines. Some recipes call for reducing fresh milk with cornstarch until it is very thick.

            Traditionally, pastillas are made from carabao, or water buffalo milk and white sugar. Pastillas de Leche are now more commonly made from a combination of cow milk, condensed milk, sugar, and/or powdered milk.

         DESCRIPTION or BODY:

Pastillas  is a soft and milky candy loved by Filipinos for generations. The name is derived from the Spanish words pastillas (pills) and leche (milk). It started off as a simple dessert cooked by local farmers. The original recipe uses fresh carabao's milk, sugar, and citrus zest. Pastillas, also known as pastillas de leche (literally "milk pills"), refer to a type of milk-based confections that originated in the town of San Miguel in Bulacan, Philippines. From San Miguel, pastillas-making spread to other Philippine provinces such as Cagayan and Masbate. Pastillas, literally known as milk candies, is an integral part of food culture, and one of the favorite sweet delicacies or desserts among Filipinos. Traditionally such sweet munchies are made from carabao's milk and sugar, now with different flavors. Traditionally made from carabao, or water buffalo, milk and white sugar, pastillas de leche are now more commonly made from a combination of cow milk, condensed milk, sugar, and/or powdered milk.

            

              CONCLUSION:

            According to the historian of Jewish food, Gil Marks, pastilla was brought to Morocco by Sephardic Jews and, after filo reached the Maghreb in the Ottoman era, cooks substituted it for Andalusi-style pastry. Sephardim continued to pronounce the name with "p", while Arabic speakers substituted a "b".

Initially, pastillas de leche were primarily home-made by carabao-rearing farmers. A small-scale industry on the food product soon grew, with the pastillas made from either carabao or cow milk or both. Refined sugar and calamansi juice are also added during the pastillas-making process.

Ingredents on making of Pastillas:

▢ 2 cups powdered milk sifted

▢1 can 14 ounces condensed milk 

▢½ cup granulated sugar sifted 

Instructions:  Place the condensed milk in a large mixing bowl. Gradually fold-in the powdered milk. The texture of the mixture will be similar to dough once all the powdered milk is completely added. Scoop some of the mixture and mold into cylinders. Roll each molded cylindrical mixture on granulated sugar. Wrap in paper or cellophane. Serve for dessert. Share and enjoy!