Khanom Puto (A Steamed Sweet Savory Coconut Muffin) |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is an Asian fusion recipe with the flavor of Thailand's Khanom Krok made in the style of a Filipino Puto Mamon. You can use a steamer, and some mini silicone muffin cups (if you don't have the proper puto making kit.) Ingredients:
1 1/3 cups plain flour |
1/3 cup desiccated coconut |
1 tablespoon baking powder |
1 egg |
200 ml sugar |
250 ml coconut milk |
1/2 cup coconut cream |
1/8 teaspoon sugar |
1 teaspoon glutinous-rice flour |
1 teaspoon cornflour |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
1 cup sweet corn |
6 dried anchovies or 12 dried shrimp, cut and pounded to a dust |
1 sprig garlic chives, finely chopped |
Directions:
1. MUFFINS: Mix together the 1 1/3 cup of flour, dessicated coconut, baking powder, egg, sugar and coconut milk to make a smooth batter.
2. Pour the batter to half fill the mini silicone muffin cups.
3. Steam the muffins for 5 minutes,.
4. TOPPING: Mix together the 1/2 cup coconut CREAM, glutinous rice flour, corn flour, sugar, salt to make the coconut cream topping.
5. Take the Muffins at 5 minutes and smear evenly with a small teaspoonful of coconut cream topping mixture, and then sprinkle with dried anchovies dust, corn kernels and garlic chives, then return to steamer for additional 3 minutes.
6. Lift from steamer, release gently from silicone molds and serve.
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