Bala baiana

Name: Bala baiana
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp salted butter; 1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk; 2 thirds a cup sweetened coconut flakes; 1 cup granulated sugar; 0.5 cup water; 1 tbsp vinegar

Serves 1

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Bala baiana

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Serves 1

Directions

1Add a tablespoon of salted butter to a saucepan and melt it on medium heat.
2Add one can of sweetened condensed milk and two-thirds a cup of sweetened coconut flakes to the saucepan.
3Cook the mixture on medium heat for about 5 to 7 minutes until it thickens and starts pulling away from the pan.
4Remove the mixture from the heat and transfer it to a separate bowl.
5Cover the bowl and refrigerate the mixture until it is nice and cooled off.
6Once cooled, take about a tablespoon of the mixture, grease your hands with butter, and roll it between your hands to form bite-sized balls.
7Place the formed balls onto a parchment-lined pan.
8In a clean saucepan, combine one cup of granulated sugar, half a cup of water, and one tablespoon of vinegar to make the burnt sugar coating.
9Bring the sugar mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, until it turns an amber color.
10Once the sugar is dark amber in color, carefully insert a toothpick into each coconut ball.
11Dip each coconut ball quickly into the hot amber sugar, swirling it around to coat.
12Place the coated balls back onto the parchment-lined pan.
13Repeat the dipping process quickly as the pot of sugar will remain very hot.
14After cooling, remove the toothpicks from the bala baiana.

Ingredients

1 tbsp salted butter
1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk
2 thirds a cup sweetened coconut flakes
1 cup granulated sugar
0.5 cup water
1 tbsp vinegar

Equipment

saucepanbowlparchment lined pantoothpick

Tips

Be careful when working with the hot burnt sugar.
Move quickly when dipping the coconut balls into the sugar.
Grease your hands with butter when rolling the coconut mixture into balls.

Bala baiana

Serves 1

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Bala baiana

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Serves 1

Directions

1Add a tablespoon of salted butter to a saucepan and melt it on medium heat.
2Add one can of sweetened condensed milk and two-thirds a cup of sweetened coconut flakes to the saucepan.
3Cook the mixture on medium heat for about 5 to 7 minutes until it thickens and starts pulling away from the pan.
4Remove the mixture from the heat and transfer it to a separate bowl.
5Cover the bowl and refrigerate the mixture until it is nice and cooled off.
6Once cooled, take about a tablespoon of the mixture, grease your hands with butter, and roll it between your hands to form bite-sized balls.
7Place the formed balls onto a parchment-lined pan.
8In a clean saucepan, combine one cup of granulated sugar, half a cup of water, and one tablespoon of vinegar to make the burnt sugar coating.
9Bring the sugar mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, until it turns an amber color.
10Once the sugar is dark amber in color, carefully insert a toothpick into each coconut ball.
11Dip each coconut ball quickly into the hot amber sugar, swirling it around to coat.
12Place the coated balls back onto the parchment-lined pan.
13Repeat the dipping process quickly as the pot of sugar will remain very hot.
14After cooling, remove the toothpicks from the bala baiana.