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Kalabasang Pilipit
A Quezon-style twisted squash fritter or pastry with a tender orange crumb and light sugar coating.
- Prep time
- 35 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 16 pieces
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Ingredients
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Method
- Steam the squash until tender, drain well, mash smooth, and cool completely.
- Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Add squash, egg, and melted butter and mix into a soft dough; add flour only by the tablespoon if it is too sticky to handle.
- Rest 15 minutes so the flour hydrates.
- Divide into equal pieces, roll into even ropes, and twist into pilipit shapes.
- Heat oil to 165–170°C and fry in small batches, turning, until deep golden and cooked through.
- Break open one tester; the centre should be tender and bread-like, not wet or pasty.
- Drain on a rack and roll in sugar while warm.
