How to Make Pastillas

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Ingredients

2 cups of powdered milk
1 can (14 oz.) of condensed milk
1/2 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of margarine

Method 1 of 2:

Making No-Cook Pastillas

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Pour the powdered and the condensed milk in a bowl. Just pour 2 cups of powdered milk and 1 can (14 oz.) of condensed milk into a bowl. This recipe should make about 80 candies.
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Mix the powdered and condensed milk together. The mixture may be a little thick and hard to mix together, so have patience and a thick and sturdy spoon.
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Add the margarine to the mixture. Add 1 tablespoon of margarine to the mixture; alternately, you can use real butter. This will help add an extra creamy flavor to the treat. Mix it in with the other ingredients.
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Shape your candy into circles or cylinders. Choose the shape you’d like for your pastillas; they can be circular, or they can be more cylindrical, like Tootsie Rolls. Just use your hands to give them their desired shape; you can wear gloves if you want to. Place the shaped candies on a plate.
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Pour the sugar on a plate. Pour half a cup of sugar on a plate.
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Roll the pastillas into the sugar. Make sure that all part are covered.
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Wrap the pastillas in cellophane. You can cut the cellophane in advance to get the desired shape. Then place the pastillas in the cellophane and wrap the ends of it.
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Serve. Put the candies on a party plate and enjoy. You can have them for dessert or serve them as a snack whenever you like.

Method 2 of 2:

Cooking Pastillas

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Combine the condensed milk, powdered milk, and sugar in a saucepan. Make sure to stir the ingredients thoroughly as you heat them until they turn to a paste.
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Bring the mixture to a boil.
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Add the butter. Continue to mix the ingredients thoroughly.
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Remove from heat. Take the pan off the stove and move the mixture you’ve cooked into a bowl. Let it cool for at least 5-10 minutes, until the mixture is cool enough to be touched but still a bit warm.
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Shape the mixture. Use your hands or a knife to shape the mixture into bite-sized candies. You can make a circular shape, a cylinder, a cube, or whatever shape you want. You should make about 80 pieces.
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Roll the candy lightly in sugar. Use your hands to make sure each piece is lightly but evenly covered in sugar.
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Wrap the candy in cellophane. Place each piece of candy in the center of a cellophane square and roll it into a cylinder or whatever shape you like, and tuck the ends of the cellophane into the roll.
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Serve. Enjoy this tasty candy during any time of day.

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Tips

For the pastillas that needs to be cooked, you can boil a can of evaporated milk first before adding the powdered and condensed milk. This will make you pastillas more creamy and white in colour.

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