Palitaw Recipe

The Palitaw Recipe is one of the many native local dessert recipes that deeply represent the Filipino culture. The Palitaw or Sweet Rice Cake is made by simply mixing malagkit or sticky rice flour and water until a dough is formed. It is then molded or shaped manually into small balls and flattened. The flattened dough is now submerged in boiling water until it floats. Garnish it with toasted sesame seeds, grated coconut, and muscovado (a type of brown sugar) and you’re done! Simple isn’t it?

The Palitaw is great for parties, family gatherings, celebrations, and other special occasions. It can also be eaten as a snack. For this Palitaw Recipe, we will be adding a secret ingredient to make your Palitaw super delicious! Your first step is to gather all your ingredients. Second, check your kitchen and make sure that all your tools are clean and ready to be used. Third, lay your ingredients on the kitchen table and prepare them for use. Fourth, follow the cooking procedure listed below.

Here is my Special Palitaw Recipe. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 cup glutinous rice flour (malagkit)
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
4 ounces grated coconut
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 can coconut milk - my secret ingredient

Cooking Procedure:

Mix rice flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and water until a soft dough is formed. Set aside.
Stir 1/2 cup sugar and sesame seeds together in a bowl. Mix the coconut and the salt together in a separate bowl.
Scoop 2 tablespoons of dough then shape it into a small ball using your hands.
Then flatten the ball-shaped dough using your hands.
Boil water in a large pot.
Dip the flattened dough in boiling water.
When the flattened dough starts to float, remove it from the pot and set aside.
Dip or garnish the rice cake with grated coconut and sugar-sesame seed mixture.

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