Butterscotch brownies
We're proud to present another success story from BF Homes in Pinky Anonuevo, proprietress of Pinky's Goodies along El Grande Avenue. Starting from just her mom's signature butterscotch brownies, Pinky has grown Pinky's Goodies into a bakeshop that supplies retailers as far as Tagaytay and Davao and is now about to enter the Landmark chain of supermarkets.
Pinky Anonuevo
She's also proof positive that Ilonggas have a magical connection to pastry. "What's the secret?" we ask her. "The sugar!" she laughs. "I think it's very simply because in Iloilo and Bacolod we're at the center of the sugar industry and with so much sugar available, it was easy to find ways to use it. Also I think because the Spanish influence is strong there -- look how many of our pastry products in Iloilo have Spanish names." These influences came together in a set of traditional family recipes that Pinky inherited from her mother, who inherited it from her mother, with which she established her bakeshop.
Date and Walnut Cookies
Pinky's Goodies sells Butterscotch brownies in traditional, Chocolate, and Mango variations, plus an assortment of merengues, muffins, cookies, yema, biscocho, and Iloilo's signature Pancit Efuven noodles. I got to sample the Butterscotch in their new foil packaging, which Pinky had to do to maximize their shelf life in anticipation of supermarket distribution, the delectable Banana Muffins, the Date and Walnut Cookies, and the Raspberry Cookies. They were good!
Biscocho
I specially liked the three varieties of Butterscotch, the Banana Muffins, and the Date and Walnut Cookies. The butterscotches were moist, chewy, full of nuts and fruits, and I could taste every different filling because they were neither too sweet nor too buttery. Yum. As for the Date and Walnut Cookies, they were also nicely chewy and the walnuts fresh-tasting. I hate the taste of stale walnuts, and these cookies were thankfully innocent of that taint. My personal favorite though would be the Banana Muffins, as I've always loved banana-based breads and cakes. I got mine baked just that day, and it was wonderfully moist and rich, with just the right amount of butter, the banana flavor very fresh and clean. Now that I know what Pinky can do, I'm just itching to try out their new Banoffee Pie ...
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