Barquillos Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour

Procedure

  1. Preheat to 375°F. Prepare 2 baking sheets.
  2. In a bowl, cream butter with sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggwhites. Beat until smooth then fold in the flour.
  3. Transfer mixture to a piping bag fitted with a plain round tip. Pipeout batter 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
  4. If a piping bag is not available, simply drop the mixture by teaspoonfuls onto the baking sheet then spread thinly with a spatula or the back of a spoon into a 3-inch circle. Bake until wafers are brown along edges.
  5. Remove wafers from the baking sheet, one at a time, using a spatula or kitchen turner. Roll each wafer around the handle of a wooden spoon until edges overlap.
  6. Cool seam side down on a wire rack until crisp all over. Do the same for all the wafers.
  7. Yield 1.5 dozen.

Broas Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 4 egg yolks
  • 4 egg whites
  • 2/3 cup confectioner’s sugar
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1/2 t vanilla

Procedure

  1. Preheat oven to 300°F
  2. In a bowl, beat egg yolks until light in color and very thick. Set aside. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add sugar gradually and continue beating until stiff. Fold the egg whites into the egg yolks. Sift the flour and salt together. Fold into the egg mixture. Blend in the vanilla.
  3. Transfer mixture into a pastry bag then pipe out strips about 3 inches long. Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are brown.

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19 Responses
  1. Nibaldo Hurtado says:

    Where I can find a barquillo maker (The machine)

  2. Florence says:

    Leo, i am very interested to know where to get a barquillera. could you possibly
    get any information. thanks.

  3. Jo Nava says:

    Sir, if you can help me, please advise where I can find and buy a Barquillos maker here in Metro Manila. Thank you and more power to your wonderful website.

  4. Owen says:

    Sir:

    Sir Leo, itatanong ko lang po yung amount nung sugar sa broas, yung hindi po confectioner’s sugar. Sana poy matugunan po ninyo yung tanong ko.

    Salamat po!

  5. Owen says:

    Sir:

    Maraming salamat sa pagpost ng recipe ng broas. Gusto lang malaman kung anong amount ng sugar ang inihalo sa egg whites, hindi po ito confectioner’s sugar.

    Thank you po!

  6. Leo says:

    @beth, you’re welcome. btw, those recipes were taken from nestle flyers.

  7. beth says:

    will do,leo!!!!know what?i’ve been looking for a barquillos recipe that would make use of regular baking utensils instead of that complicated contraption called a BARQUILLERA.i’ve been to quiapo but no one can tell me what it looks like.

    i was thinking of making use of this cast iron grill w/ d flat surface on one side to make d barquillos.if it fails,i’ll try your method of baking.

    thanks again,leo!!!

  8. Leo says:

    @beth, you can always experiment according to your taste preference. please let us know the outcome!

  9. beth says:

    oops!! sorry for d typo error. i meant ALTER not later.

    thanks again,leo!!!

  10. beth says:

    hi leo!!i’m a newbie here.thanks for posting this recipe for barquillos.i’m just wondering if i can add lemon extract or lemon zest to d recipe?will it later d taste of d finished product?

  11. Leo says:

    @james, sorry for the confusion, small “t” means teaspon, big “T” means tablespoon

  12. james says:

    uhmmm… what does the “t” there mean? is it teaspoon or tablespoon etc.

  13. Anspec says:

    Sir:
    Thanks for quick responce… very fast very informative site too…

  14. Leo says:

    @anspec, thank you for pointing that out, it’s 1/2 cup butter.

  15. anspec says:

    Sir:

    Just wanted to know if what is this first ingredient of Barquillos “1/2 cup” which is never been specified?

    Thank you very much,

    anspec

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