Making Banana Pastilyas

BANANA PASTILYAS   

Materials Needed:
     
1 kilo (5 cups) mashed ripe bananas (saba or cavendish),
     
300 gm. (2 1/4 cups) sugar, Butter or margarine Utensils needed:
     
Rolling pin, frying pan, chopping or kneeding board, spatula, kitchen knife, wax paper

Procedure: 

1. Prepare the mashed bananas as follows: Boil the ripe bananas (saba or cavendish). Peel and slice into 3 cm. thick. 

2. Grind the sliced bananas until it is mashed, add the sugar and cook over slow fire. Stirring should be done constantly until a clear mixture is obtained with the desired consistency. The mixture should not stick to the sides of the frying pan. 

3. Transfer the mixture over a kneeding board covered with wax paper. Sprinkle small amounts of sugar over the wax paper. Spread the mashed mixture using a rolling pin until it is 1 inch thick. 

4. Spread butter and small amounts of sugar over the mixture.

 5. Make slices of about 4 x 1 cm. Coo and wrap individually. 
 

 
Source:     Food and Technology Research and Development Program

ITDI, DOST
Descriptor: Food Processing
Descriptor: Bananas Descriptor: Candies

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