Pianono (Filipino Sponge Cake Roll)

Piano with soft, soft sponger cutlet and candied margarine stuffing is the perfect incident to coffee or tea. This Filipino- style jelly roll is succulent for breakfast or a noon snack!

What’s Piano

Piano or Pionono is a type of confection popular in Spain, South America and the Philippines. It was named after the late Pope Pius IX. or “ Pio Nono, ” as he was called by the good people of Italy, where the Pope saluted. still, the original creator of Pionono is from Santa Fe, Granada, Spain, and Ceferino Ysla Gonzalez, who’s a sucker of the Virgin Mary.

The story goes that times after Pope Pius IX. placarded the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, Gonzalez decided to pay homage by creating these bite– sized mini galettes shaped after the pope and named after him.

Philippine interpretation

Like its Spanish and South American counterparts, where the chuck or confection dough is rolled around colorful paddings, the Filipino- style Pianono is a roulade conforming of a soft, pillowy sponger cutlet wrapped around a margarine and sugar admixture. It’s also frequently acclimated to include original flavors similar as ube, mango and mocha.

Using cornstarch

Piano galettes are soft and airy and the key to this light texture is the use of cutlet flour due to its low protein content.

But since cutlet flour is n’t a chief in utmost kitchens, this form uses a blend of cornstarch and all- purpose flour for convenience. Some of the all- purpose flour is replaced with cornstarch to help gluten from forming in the all- purpose flour, performing in a finer scruple.
A sponger cutlet like this Filipino jelly roll is generally leavened with eggs. Before baking, the egg whites are beaten to entrain air, also gently folded into the thralldom batter to lift the cutlet.

Tips for making meringues

• Eggs separate more fluently when cold, but allow the whites to come to room temperature before whisking to produce further volume.
• Use fresh eggs if possible, they may not produce as important volume as aged( 3- 5 day old) eggs, but they will produce more stable meringues.
• Make sure that there’s no speck of fat, grease or indeed a band of thralldom in the whites that will help them from raging duly.
• For stylish results,use clean grease free coliseums and whisk attachment. Use glass or essence coliseums, as plastic can have a slithery film that prevents egg whites from being completely whipped.
• Don’t use high speed when whipping or whisking egg whites. Because it contains further air and creates larger bubbles, it tends to deflate the meringues during or after incinerating.

Egg white trouncing stage

As a companion, we give visual exemplifications of each step.

Frothy Stage– admixture is a sudsy and cloudy liquid with large bubbles.

Soft Peaks Stage egg whites have a slight luster and fine bubbles. The peaks will start to form when the beaters are lifted from the froth, but they’re too soft to hold their shape.

Stiff Peaks Stage emulsion is lustrous, thick and veritably stiff. The tips stay straight without collapsing.

How to serve and store

• Cut into portions and serve for breakfast or lunch with coffee, tea or your favorite snack.
• To help the cutlet from drying out, transfer it to an watertight vessel or wrap it by cleave film.
• With proper storehouse, it’ll last up to 3 days at room temperature.
• For longer storehouse, serape cutlet tightly in plastic serape to retain humidity and indurate for over to 3 months. When ready to eat, thaw at room temperature.