Piaya
Piaya is a flat unleavened bread filled with mozcovado (raw) sugar. A product of the Negros provinces, sugar capital of the Philippines, it is now also produced by other regions in the Visayas. The piaya in the photo are from the province of Cebu.
What’s the texture like? The bread is flaky, just like the Chinese hopia, and the filling is, of course, sweet. There is an episode in Living Asia Channel that features the Negros region. One of the segments in the episode is the making of piaya. The dough is prepared then formed into small balls. The filling of mozcovado sugar is spooned at the center of each ball then the ball is re-shaped. Rolling pins are used to flatten them. Ovens used for commercially produced piaya are not enclosed contraptions but more like huge open griddles. The flattened piaya are arranged in rows and columns, cooked until the underside is lightly browned then flipped over to brown the opposite side. They are cooled then packed for selling.
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I had this for the first time this week and I love, love, love it! Have you posted a recipe for this and I missed it? Thank you so much.
No, Dot, sorry. It’s store bought piaya.
i really really want that recipe… pls can you send me one?:roll:
pls……. send me piaya recipe. i want to know on how to make and cook piaya for our siesta time.
can u send me a piaya recipe pls…….
Could you send me a recipe, My mother inlaw really loves this and I just cant seem to find a recipe online. Thank you!
Connie,
I found these recipe for Piaya. Where can I buy raw sugar and I don’t know the measurements–unless it’s cups/teaspoons, etc
Thanks!
Piaya
1/2 kg flour
1/2 c vegetable shortening
1/2 kg muscovado (raw sugar)
sesame seeds
1) Prepare the dough by mixing the flour and vegetable oil.
Flatten the piece with a roller.
2) Cut it into pieces of approximately 10 grams each.
3) Press pieces with a wooden rod.
4) Roll the dough to prepare it for filling.
5) Put 10 grams of muscovado in a piece of dough.
6) Form the filled dough into a ball.
7) Top each piece with sesame seeds.
From this site:
http://www.inq7.net/lif/2003/dec/11/lif_2-1.htm
Dot, after step #8, bake or broil?
in response to Connie’s question, may I? It’s placed on a flat sheet G.I. sheet with heat underneat (must be a kerosene stove) just allowed to heat up and then reversed. I’m from Cebu. I saw this delicacy sold by mobile vendors on bikes with sidecars, with their stove and flat sheet for cooking as well.
Dot, Do you know where we canbuy a piaya on the internet?
Sorry, it’s been a while since I checked out this page. I’m glad
Cherry answered the question. Connie, I cut and pasted the recipe, didn’t realized it was incomplete–I got over excited about finding it, LOL.
Anne, I found it one time on mindanao.com/php before they got affiliated with amazon. I don’t see it on there now.
any idea how many calories are in one piece?
Thank you Dot. I had a piaya last year from Cebu. My parents sent us a package 15 bags of piaya. I remembered some of the ingredients : honey, corn syrup, muscovado and of course the dough. I’m going to cebu for vacation this coming december, and I will make it sure I can bring 30 bags of piaya. It’s very tasty though.
I almost forget my name. hahahaha can u imagine that? That how tasty it is.
not only that, there is a lot of calories per serving. If you’re on diet, you should not be eating it all the time.
buti nalang marami na nagtitinda nito sa Manila. we’d buy sa market! market! eh…
hello guys!!
thanx for sharing some recipes, i;ll try it at home,, i”m from negros actually and grew up in Davao but i miss this piaya, !! tanx,,
Oh MY GOD! I have been looking for this forever! I’m from Bacolod and used to have this alot when I was growing up. I remembered it some time ago but couldn’t remember the name and when I explain it to my mom, she can never figure it out (or nayone else that I talked to for that matter). Anyway, I live in the US and I have never seen that here in any of the filipino bakery places - perhaps in SF they have it. So I would really love the full recipe if anyone has it. I’m a little confused about the part where you roll and put filling in then roll into a ball and flatten. Also, can I not use a regular oven for this (since that’s all I have?). Lastly, any ideas where I can buy the filling?
You can use a flat electric griddle for cooking, just like you do with pancakes. Make sure you adjust the thermostat at low temperature setting. For fillings, you can have anything you want …Filipinos are noted to be creative, making something out of anything on hand.
If you are not succesful, just go home to the Philippines for vacation and buy as many as you can. Vacuum seal and store them in your freezer to keep them fresh. Ours didn’t last that long because I was eating it two or three times a day everyday.