Comments on: Pili Nut Brittle with Dark Chocolate a la Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/pili-nut-brittle-with-dark-chocolate-a-la-marketman A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:08:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: lee ann http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/pili-nut-brittle-with-dark-chocolate-a-la-marketman#comment-124485 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:59:10 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/pili-nut-brittle-with-dark-chocolate-a-la-marketman#comment-124485 waaah Gladys!!! i would also love love love that! but i enjoy eating pili nuts more as is, unaltered. sugar covers the flavors of raw pili nut goodness! i crack pili nuts in our backyard in san mateo. :D di na kailangan pumunta sa bicol. hehe. i love pili! waaah Gladys!!! i would also love love love that!

but i enjoy eating pili nuts more as is, unaltered.
sugar covers the flavors of raw pili nut goodness!

i crack pili nuts in our backyard in san mateo. :D di na kailangan pumunta sa bicol. hehe. i love pili!

]]> by: Gladys http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/pili-nut-brittle-with-dark-chocolate-a-la-marketman#comment-124472 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:35:58 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/pili-nut-brittle-with-dark-chocolate-a-la-marketman#comment-124472 Hi marketman, It's funny I was just telling my sister about this recipe dream I had about pili having just come back from my vacation in Bicol. Wouldn't it be something if someone made barquillos then the other half would be dipped in dark chocolate then rolled on to crushed pili? The thought of this dessert just makes me feel totally excited! Perhaps you or one of your readers might want to try to make this, I for one would definitely buy dozens and probably inhale them in a few hours. Yummmmmm... :) Hi marketman,

It’s funny I was just telling my sister about this recipe dream I had about pili having just come back from my vacation in Bicol. Wouldn’t it be something if someone made barquillos then the other half would be dipped in dark chocolate then rolled on to crushed pili? The thought of this dessert just makes me feel totally excited! Perhaps you or one of your readers might want to try to make this, I for one would definitely buy dozens and probably inhale them in a few hours. Yummmmmm… :)

]]> by: Emily http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/pili-nut-brittle-with-dark-chocolate-a-la-marketman#comment-123004 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:08:35 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/pili-nut-brittle-with-dark-chocolate-a-la-marketman#comment-123004 Finally succeeded in making a batch of brittle after an initial disastrous attempt (the pan was too small, so let that be a tip!) Another tip I read in the joy of cooking so that the soft ball stage is reached faster, is to STOP stirring the sugar syrup once the sugar has melted. This prevents the sugar crystals sticking to the side of the pan, which have a different structure, from going into the syrup and slowing everything down. It worked too! I used two Teflon baking sheets (they're paper thin - don't know how this compares to a silpat mat) to roll out the mix, and chanced upon a happy variation - the bit that sticks to the top sheet after it's pulled off is very delicate, lacy brittle (also paper thin!) and would probably look great on pastries or cakes. Just lovely - I took pictures if you'd like me to send them. Finally succeeded in making a batch of brittle after an initial disastrous attempt (the pan was too small, so let that be a tip!)
Another tip I read in the joy of cooking so that the soft ball stage is reached faster, is to STOP stirring the sugar syrup once the sugar has melted. This prevents the sugar crystals sticking to the side of the pan, which have a different structure, from going into the syrup and slowing everything down. It worked too!
I used two Teflon baking sheets (they’re paper thin - don’t know how this compares to a silpat mat) to roll out the mix, and chanced upon a happy variation - the bit that sticks to the top sheet after it’s pulled off is very delicate, lacy brittle (also paper thin!) and would probably look great on pastries or cakes. Just lovely - I took pictures if you’d like me to send them.

]]> by: joey http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/pili-nut-brittle-with-dark-chocolate-a-la-marketman#comment-122943 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:56:10 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/pili-nut-brittle-with-dark-chocolate-a-la-marketman#comment-122943 Oh my heart! These look divine! Oh my heart! These look divine!

]]> by: zena http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/pili-nut-brittle-with-dark-chocolate-a-la-marketman#comment-122874 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:58:38 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/pili-nut-brittle-with-dark-chocolate-a-la-marketman#comment-122874 another suggestion: add chocolate to your brittle mixture so it will be a chocolate brittle of sorts. not as sweet (i used bittersweet) and not your usual caramelized brittle. no more dipping in chocolate. another suggestion: add chocolate to your brittle mixture so it will be a chocolate brittle of sorts. not as sweet (i used bittersweet) and not your usual caramelized brittle. no more dipping in chocolate.

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