Gluten-Free Puto (Steamed Rice Cakes)
Soft and fluffy steamed rice cakes, a classic Filipino snack made gluten-free with rice flour and baking powder.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Rice Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1.5 cups Water
- 1/2 cup Coconut Milk
- 1/4 cup Cheese
- 2 drops Food Coloring
Original measure retained: its cup/spoon or fluid-volume standard is unspecified.
Instructions
- 1In a large bowl, whisk together the 2 cups of rice flour, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/2 cup of sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt until well combined.
- 2Gradually pour in the 1.5 cups of water and the 1/2 cup of coconut milk while mixing continuously until you have a smooth batter with no lumps.
- 3Add the 2 drops of food coloring to the batter and stir until the color is evenly distributed.
- 4Grease 12 small muffin tins or puto molds. Carefully fill each mold about 3/4 full with the batter.
- 5Place a small cube of the 1/4 cup of cheese on top of the batter in each mold.
- 6Arrange the filled molds in a steamer basket over boiling water. Steam for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean.
- 7Carefully remove the steamer basket from the heat. Let the puto cool in the molds for 5 minutes before serving.
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