Stop the Puto Madness...!!!

So what's missing.......the answer >>> the band Survivor sang it so well, "the search is over, IT was right before my eyes. Oh Nutty, duh.....READ THE LABEL. So I googled Bisquick and the other ingredients. Nothing was missing, I just had too much,  On the 3rd attempt, EUREKA....I recreated my Dad's puto recipe. Mom and brothers were my sample tasters and gave their 2 thumbs up.

My Dad was a simple man and it showed in his style of cooking. Yup, he was a strong advocate to the KISS method (Keep It Simple, Sweetheart). Lots of love goes into his cooking. This culinary journey to recreate his puto recipe was a nostalgic one. Even though his recipe was not "technically" puto which should involve the "rice flour", it was his americanized version of back home comfort food quick & easy.  I substituted the cane sugar with Splenda (family preference) so that Mom can enjoy Dad's recipe once a week. Watching her eyes light up takes me back to the '60s when Dad made this breakfast treat for us.  It brings us back to the good old days of  puto, Tang, Flintstones & Jetsons and family breakfast time.


"Wherever the journey in life takes you, in the end it is really all about family."


Here is the recipe ~ (substitutes/equivalents are noted in parentheses)

2 cups Bisquick 

   (2 cups flour, 3 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt, 2 tbsp oil or melted butter)

1 can Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk  

   (1 1/2 cup any evaporated milk)

1/2 cup Splenda 

  (1/2 cup cane sugar or refined sugar) 

a pinch Vanilla extract

Optional toppings - anise seeds, shredded cheese, salted duck eggs

15 mini custard size servings

Dad's signature puto

steamed 10mins or less

Nutty Tips:

1.  Make sure that the water is boiling in the steamer before placing the custard cups.

2. Use a ladle to pour the batter into the custard cups. 

Depending on what size of puto you want, these the batter gauges:

~ small 1/4 

~ medium 1/2

~ large 3/4
3. After the steam bath, allow to cool for a couple of minutes before serving.

MANGAN TAYON...!!!

Gonna give the search for my Aunty Veronica's rice puto recipe on the back burner for a while. So my next cooking journey is making BAGOONG FRIED RICE......

Steamed Bisquick Puto