All Filipinos seem to be born, and most of us never really grow sweet tooth. We never too old for a candy bar or a rich filled donut. Therefore desserts always been a big part of Philippine cuisine were. For many of us a meal not a meal without something cold and sweet for more outside. No matter if your meal consists of rice and dried fish, not sweet, just not complete.
However, our idea of dessert, developed a series ofYears. Ask each child what his favorite dessert, and he will probably say, ice cream, cake or something not really Filipino. If you feel the same way, maybe it's time you tried to discover old and Filipino food. Here is a small local cakes and desserts, some Filipino recipes you can do alone.
Rice cakes
With rice as our staple food, is it really surprising that you could easily make a similar cake. Indeed, we have more than oneKakanin dozen varieties, the local term for rice cakes, most of which sold at practically every corner. Because they are made of rice, are rare after regular meals (which already eaten more than rice as a main course). People pull for merienda in the late morning or afternoon. Some of the most famous rice cakes are Filipino Puto, Suman, Biko, and bibingka kalamay.
Native biscuits
Dessert If you are looking for a lighter, cookies may be Filipinowhat you need. Our local bakery cover everything from cakes small bite of cake tropical fruit. It may seem complicated at first glance but are actually one of the easiest Filipino food recipes. In fact, if you're just starting out, make a great pie recipe for beginners. Start with simple snack cakes like these.
Easy Caramel Tarts
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon flour
1 c milk
1 C golden syrup
1 c Brown Sugar
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 tablespoonButter
2 eggs, separated
½ teaspoon vanilla
Procedure: Beat the egg whites until stiff, then beat in white sugar. Set aside. In a saucepan, combine the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Pour into pastry shells. Top with the egg mixture and cook in white brown for about 10 minutes or until the meringue.
Puto and kutsinta
Puto a cake made of steamed rice flour, often with cheese or salted eggs. There isoften kutsinta, sold a chestnut cake served with grated coconut jelly. The two go together, because the soft grainy texture of the cake contrasts smoothness kutsinta puto. Both are among the simplest Filipino recipes you can make a game of each cake in less than two hours.
Puto
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
2 cups milk
6 teaspoons baking powder
3 eggs (whites only for a lighter cake)
Procedure: Mix all ingredientsexcept the egg whites. Mix well and let stand for one hour, then fold the eggs. Pour into pan or muffin pans and steam for about an hour.
Kutsinta
Ingredients:
1 cup rice flour
1 teaspoon lye
3 cups water
2 cups brown sugar
Procedure: Mix all ingredients enter into a bowl, beat well. Half-fill a muffin pan with batter, then steam over 2 inches of water for about 30 minutes. Top with gratedCoconut.
Bibingka
Bibingka is actually an Indian dish (bebinca), but the variety of the Philippines is unique because it uses rice flour instead of white. It also comes with a variety of condiments such as butter or margarine, cheese, eggs, salt, grated coconut or nuts. Bibingka is a popular snack at Christmas, where often puto bumbong (sold as puto, but cooked in bamboo vessels seasoned with coconut or purple yam) and other Filipino recipes. There istraditionally cooked in coal ovens, giving it a smoky flavor. Of course you can also change the recipe and bake modern. Here's how.
Ingredients:
2 C flour
baking soda ¼ c
¾ C sugar
1 ¼ c coconut milk
3 eggs, beaten
C ½ Edam cheese, grated
½ butter, melted
½ C grated coconut
1 teaspoon salt
Method: Preheat oven to 375oF. Place in a bowl, the sugarCoconut milk and add eggs. In a separate announcement, the flour, baking powder and salt, then sift again. egg mixture is combined with the joke and good. Pour into prepared pans and bake for about 15 minutes. Top with cheese and continue cooking for another 20 minutes, brushing occasionally with margarine. Give it a final brush, if you did, and serve with coconut on the side.