Special Polvoron Recipe
A polvorón (From polvo, the Spanish word for powder, or dust; Cebuano: polboron; Tagalog: pulburón) is a type of heavy, soft and very crumbly Spanish shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts, especially almonds.
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup powdered whole milk
• 1/4 cup skimmed milk
1/4 cup rice flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup lard melted
For the Pinipig Flavor
1/2 cup pinipig
For the Cookies and Cream
• 8 Oreo cookies
1 tablespoon butter, melted melted
Instructions:
In a skillet over medium heat, add all purpose flour, rice flour Toast, stirring regularly, until lightly browned and aromatic. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
In a bowl, whisk together toasted flour, both powdered milk, and sugar until well-combined. Add lard and continue to stir until well-combined.
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 1 hour.
Wrap individually in cellophane or Japanese paper wrappers.
For the Pinipig Flavor
In a skillet over medium heat, add pinipig. Toast, stirring regularly, until lightly browned and begins to pop. Remove from pan and allow to cool.
In a food processor, process until coarsely ground.
Add to polvoron mixture and whisk together until well-combined.
For the Cookies and Cream Flavor
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 well-combined
Delicious!
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