Polvoron
Polvoron is a Filipino-style shortbread made of toasted flour, powdered milk, sugar, and butter. Sweet, buttery, and easy to customize with different flavors, it's a delicious snack or dessert and great for gift-giving, too! Every time I visit the Philippines, I bring at least a dozen polvoron molds back with me to the U.S. I love making different flavors of this Filipino shortbread throughout the year but I always seem to misplace my molds and can't find any when I need them. Of course, when I
Instructions
In a skillet on medium heat, add flour. Toast, stirring them around, until it gets lightly browned and aromatic. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
In a bowl, whisk together toasted flour, powdered milk, and sugar until everything is mixed in. Add butter and continue to stir until everything is mixed in.
Transfer mixture into a flat baking dish and using a polvoron mold, shape into solid cookies. Make sure mold is as compact as possible.
Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet and freeze until firm for about 30 minutes.
Wrap individually in cellophane or Japanese paper wrappers.
In a skillet on medium heat, add pinipig. Toast, stirring them around, until it gets lightly browned and begins to pop. Take them out of the pan and allow to cool.
In a food processor, process until coarsely ground.
Drop in to polvoron mixture and whisk together until everything is mixed in.
In a skillet on medium heat, add cashews or peanuts. Toast, stirring them around, until aromatic. Take them out of the pan and allow to cool.
In a food processor, process until coarsely ground.
Add to polvoron mixture and whisk together until everything is mixed in.
Scrape off cream filling from cookies.
In a food processor, process until coarsely ground.
Add to polvoron mixture plus additional 1 tablespoon butter and whisk together until everything is mixed in.