Balloons

"Balloons" are like a doughnuts, soft and a little bit airy inside. When I saw this in Rachel Allen's Book "Rachel's Food for Living, It make me go back to my childhood days when I was still living in Jolo and my mom often buy the palikambing in the coffee shop beside our store for merienda. Palikambing is more heavier, thicker than this balloon. And its usually mixed with mashed banana. I tried the plain and with banana, the outcome is still same with the plain its just that it have a different flavour and texture and colour . My kids loves it with or without the sugar coating. This one is very simple and quick to make.






Balloons

140 g plain flour
2-4 tsp sugar, plus
25g for tossing
1/8 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
200 ml milk

1. Heat a deep pan with oil. Place all the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk to mix. Add the milk gradually, whisking all the time until you have a thicker batter.
2. When the oil is hot in the deep pan, take a dessertspoonful of the mixture and push it gently using another spoon, so that it drops in a round ball into the oil. Repeat with the remaining batter.
3. Fry until deep golden, about 4-5 minutes, turning over halfway through cooking. Remove wth a slotted spoon, drain on kitchen paper and toss in the caster sugar or you can add some cinnamon to the sugar for different flavor, and serve warm.