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Ube Polvoron Recipe

Ube Polvoron Recipe

Craving those irresistible melt-in-your-mouth Filipino shortbread candies bursting with authentic purple yam flavor? This Ube Polvoron Recipe creates perfect crumbly treats everyone fights over at fiestas using simple pantry ingredients.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert/Snack
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 30
Calories 90 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour toasted
  • 1 cup powdered milk Nido preferred
  • 1 cup granulated sugar fine
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter melted
  • 1/4 cup ube powder
  • 1 tsp ube flavor extract
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Toast Flour Golden Brown

  • Medium heat skillet constantly stir flour 8-10 minutes until light golden fragrant.

Cool Flour Completely

  • Spread toasted flour baking sheet cool 10 minutes room temperature fully.

Sift Powdered Milk Fine

  • Sift Nido powdered milk eliminates lumps creates smooth perfect texture.

Combine Dry Ingredients

  • Mix cooled flour milk sugar ube powder large bowl thoroughly blended.

Add Flavor Extracts

  • Drizzle ube extract vanilla extract distributes flavor evenly throughout mixture.

Melt Butter Completely

  • Microwave butter 30 seconds completely liquid binds crumbly mixture perfectly.

Drizzle Butter Gradually

  • Pour warm butter slowly while mixing hand crumbly cohesive texture forms.

Knead Gently Binding

  • Press mixture hands holds shape when squeezed lightly perfect consistency.

Press Into Polvoron Mold

  • Fill mold firmly pressing level smooth purple polvoron surface perfectly.

Tap Out Clean Shapes

  • Gently tap mold counter releases perfect shaped polvoron pieces beautifully.

Cool Set Completely

  • Arrange pieces parchment paper 15 minutes firm proper texture develops.

Wrap Cellophane Gift Ready

  • Twist wax paper individual candies professional pasalubong presentation complete.

Notes

  • Constant skillet stirring prevents burnt flour ruining entire precious batch completely.
  • Authentic ube powder Asian grocery essential—purple food coloring tastes wrong.
  • Warm completely melted butter binds superior cold crucial crumbly signature texture.
  • Traditional polvoron molds create professional shapes but hands work beautifully too.
  • Toasted sesame seeds 2 tablespoons add irresistible nutty variation everyone raves.
  • Matcha powder perfectly substitutes ube creates stunning green tea polvoron equally addictive.
  • Sweetened condensed milk 2 tablespoons creates richer milkier classic Pinoy twist.
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