Filipino Rice Cake Recipes
Bibingka
Growing up as a child, my aunt would make this homemade rice cake in her mini oven. Every time she made it, her rice cake would invoke memories of a warm, soft and buttery cake. Making this cake as an adult has brought me memories of nostalgia and a sense of pride.
-Louise Tolentino, Lotus Magazine Social Media Manager
INGREDIENTS
1 cup glutinous rice flour
1 cup of leftover rice
1 can of evaporated milk
3-4 eggs
¼ tsp salt
¾ cup white sugar
2 ½ tsp baking powder
3 tbsp butter (for mixing)
Banana leaves
Cheese (optional)
Salted egg (optional)
2 tbsp butter (topping) (melted)
1-2 tsp sugar (topping) (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 375°F
Blend 1 cup of leftover rice with 1 can of evaporated milk.
Combine blended mixture with rice flour, baking powder, and salt, then mix well. Set aside.
Cream butter then gradually add the sugar while whisking.
Add the eggs. Whisk until smooth.
Gradually add the dry mix to the butter/sugar/eggs mixture. Then add in the blended rice mixture and mix until smooth.
Grease the baking pan and then arrange the banana leaf on the pan.
Pour the mixture on the pan and bake for 25 minutes or until the top is a medium brown.
If you add salted egg and/or cheese, take out halfway during cook time and bake for another 15minutes.
Remove from the oven, let cool and brush the top with butter and sprinkle with sugar. Enjoy!
Puto (Steamed Rice Cake)
Puto (also known as steamed rice cake) is my childhood breakfast, snack and dessert. I first fell in love with this cake when my aunt made it for me out of a yellow ready-made mix. As I got older, I learned to make it from scratch on my own. This is the same recipe I make for my family every year for the holidays.
-Louise Tolentino, Lotus Magazine Social Media Manager
INGREDIENTS
4 cups rice flour (sifted)
2 cups sugar (sifted)
2 1/2 tbsp baking powder
1 can of evaporated milk
2 1/2 cups of water
1/2 cup butter (melted)
1 egg
5-6 cups water (steaming)
DIRECTIONS
Start boiling water for steamer.
Mix wet and dry ingredients SEPARATELY. Then mix the wet into the dry.
Pour mixture into silicone cupcake molds.
Steam the rice cake for 15-20 minutes until you prick a toothpick and comes out clean.
Remove from the steamer. Can be served hot or cold.
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