Filling Step 1 In a medium bowl, add 4 large egg yolks. Set beside the stovetop. Step 2 In a blender or food processor, puree 25 oz. (715 g) fresh pineapple, cubed, until smooth. Step 3 In a large saucepan, whisk together ½ cup (120 g) water and ½ cup (66 g) cornstarch. Whisk in … Read more
Step 1 In a medium bowl, whisk together 1¼ cups (156 g) all-purpose flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, and ¼ tsp. kosher salt. Step 2 In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, beat 1 stick (113 g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled completely, and ⅔ cup (133 g) granulated sugar on medium-high speed until … Read more
Every morning, when my mom was a child, my Lolo and Lola would pack produce from the farm into large woven baskets, load them onto tricycles—sometimes one, sometimes three, depending on the harvest—and wheel off toward the market in Paniqui, spinning dust into the air. Together they’d sell the day’s goods, keeping an eye out … Read more
In the 1960s, a young woman named Soledad Pahud left the US and returned to her hometown, Laguna, with the goal of opening a bakeshop. She attempted to re-create the American apple pie, which she learned to make during her time abroad, but to no avail. Apples, not native to the Philippines, were hard to … Read more