Palitaw Recipe
Palitaw is a soft and chewy Filipino rice cake made from glutinous rice flour and water. The flat dough pieces are boiled until they float, then rolled in grated coconut and coated with a sweet mixture of sugar and toasted sesame seeds. Serve warm as a merienda or afternoon snack.
Ingredients
- 2 cups glutinous rice flour
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup grated coconut (freshly grated or unsweetened desiccated coconut)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup roasted sesame seeds (toasted in a dry pan until golden)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the glutinous rice flour and water in a bowl, then mix and knead until a smooth dough forms. The dough should pull away cleanly from the sides of the bowl.
- 2
Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough and shape it into a ball.
- 3
Flatten the dough gently using the palm of your hands into a thin oval disc, about a quarter inch thick.
- 4
Bring a pot of water to a boil and carefully add the flattened dough pieces, working in batches to avoid overcrowding.
- 5
Once the dough floats to the surface, remove it from the pot using a slotted spoon and let the excess water drip off.
- 6
In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and roasted sesame seeds, then toss to combine.
- 7
Roll each warm rice cake in grated coconut, pressing gently so the coconut sticks, then coat it with the sugar and sesame seed mixture.
- 8
Arrange on a serving plate and serve while still warm. Share and enjoy!
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