Cheesy Palitaw is a term used to call a sweet flat rice cake that is eaten in the Philippines as a snack or dessert. Originally, grounded or pounded sticky rice is used to make this rice cake (called kakanin in the local language) – however, the practice of using packaged rice flour became common because it is more efficient.
This is made by simply mixing rice flour and water until a dough is formed. The dough is divided into small pieces then manually molded into a ball-shape figure and flattened. The flattened dough are cooked in boiling water until they float – this is the reason why it was called as such. The name was derived from the Filipino word “litaw”, which means “to float or to surface”.
I should have made this yesterday but I ran out of glutinous rice flour; I needed to go back to the Asian store this morning to replenish my stock. Glutinous rice flour is still best compared to ordinary rice flour for this recipe.
Let me know your thoughts.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
I should have made this yesterday but I ran out of glutinous rice flour; I needed to go back to the Asian store this morning to replenish my stock. Glutinous rice flour is still best compared to ordinary rice flour for this recipe.
Let me know your thoughts.
Prep Time 10 minutesCook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 3 cups Glutinous Rice Flour (Malagkit)
- 1 1/4 cup Water
- 1 cup Grated Coconut (Niyog)
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Toasted Sesame Seeds
- Cheese cubes, for filling
- Water for boiling
Instructions
- In a bowl combine glutinous rice flour and water. Mix until you form a dough. Knead dough with clean hands until smooth.
- Scoop 1/2 tablespoon of the mixture and flatten the dough with the palm of your hands. Put cheese cube at the center and shape into a ball. Repeat process until you finish all the mixture.
- Boil a pot of water and drop each palitaw balls. Cook until the palitaw ball floats into the surface. Remove from water using a slotted spoon and drain.
- Roll palitaw balls in grated coconut and sprinkle with sugar-sesame mixture when you're ready to serve it since sugar melts over time.
- You can place cheesy palitaw balls in a plate, bilao or in clear plastic container with banana leaves if you want to sell it.
Nutrition
Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 0.7mg