- Pour the water into a steamer or cooking pot. …
- Sift flour, sugar, and baking powder. …
- Gradually add the milk while stirring. …
- Stir-in the vanilla extract and half of the cheese.
- Pour the mixture into small to medium sized molds. …
- Take the steamed cheese puto out of the steamer.
Puto (Filipino Steamed Rice Cakes)
This easy to follow Filipino puto recipe will give you light and airy steamed rice cakes. By using rice flour as a base, you can make this recipe in as little as 35 minutes!
Prep: 3min
Total: 35min
Yield: 24
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 44.9 kcal, Carbohydrate 8.6 g, Protein 0.5 g, Fat 1.1 g, Saturated Fat 0.9 g, Sodium 31.7 mg, Fiber 0.1 g, Sugar 4.7 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 egg white
- ½ c water
- ½ c coconut milk
- 110 g rice flour
- 6.5 g baking powder
- 112 g white sugar
- Velveeta cheese cut into slices (optional)
Instruction:
- Preheat your steamer over medium heat on the stove.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites, water, and coconut milk until fully incorporated.
- Sift the rice flour and baking powder over the wet ingredients. Use the whisk to mix all the ingredients together.
- Pour the sugar into the batter and mix to combine.
- Scoop the puto mixture into mini muffin molds to about ¾ of the way up. Place the molds into the steamer and cover with a lid.
- Steam for 8 minutes and remove the lid to see if the puto is fluffy and firm. If you would like to add cheese, cut the cheese into small ½ inch slices and place on top of the puto. Cover with the lid and allow it to melt for about 30 seconds. Remove when the cheese has slightly melted.
- Remove the puto from the steamer and let sit in the molds for 30 seconds to cool before removing them from the molds. Serve immediately.