Bala Baiana

Name: Bala Baiana
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp salted butter; 1 can sweetened condensed milk; 2 thirds a cup sweetened coconut flakes; 1 cup granulated sugar; 0.5 cup water; 1 tbsp vinegar

10m

Serves 1

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Bala Baiana

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10m

Serves 1

Directions

1Add 1 tablespoon of salted butter to a saucepan and turn it on medium heat until melted.
2Add 1 can of sweetened condensed milk and 2/3 cup of sweetened coconut flakes to the saucepan.
3Cook on medium heat for about 5-7 minutes, stirring until the mixture is thickened and pulls away from the pan.
4Take the mixture off the heat, put it in a separate bowl, cover it, and place it in the refrigerator until cooled.
5Once cooled, take about a tablespoon of the mixture, roll it between greased hands to form bite-sized balls, and place them onto a parchment-lined pan.
6In a separate saucepan, combine 1 cup of granulated sugar, 1/2 cup of water, and 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
7Bring the sugar mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, until it turns amber in color. Then, take it off the heat.
8Insert a toothpick into each ball and quickly dip it into the amber sugar, swirling it around.
9Place the sugar-coated balls back onto the parchment-lined pan to cool.

Ingredients

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

Equipment

saucepanseparate bowlparchment papertoothpick

Tips

Grease hands with butter when rolling the mixture.
Be careful when dipping the balls in the hot sugar.
The sugar coating turns amber in color when ready.

Bala Baiana

10m

Serves 1

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Bala Baiana

facebook.com

10m

Serves 1

Directions

1Add 1 tablespoon of salted butter to a saucepan and turn it on medium heat until melted.
2Add 1 can of sweetened condensed milk and 2/3 cup of sweetened coconut flakes to the saucepan.
3Cook on medium heat for about 5-7 minutes, stirring until the mixture is thickened and pulls away from the pan.
4Take the mixture off the heat, put it in a separate bowl, cover it, and place it in the refrigerator until cooled.
5Once cooled, take about a tablespoon of the mixture, roll it between greased hands to form bite-sized balls, and place them onto a parchment-lined pan.
6In a separate saucepan, combine 1 cup of granulated sugar, 1/2 cup of water, and 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
7Bring the sugar mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally, until it turns amber in color. Then, take it off the heat.
8Insert a toothpick into each ball and quickly dip it into the amber sugar, swirling it around.
9Place the sugar-coated balls back onto the parchment-lined pan to cool.