Filipino Desserts

Ingredients:
• 3 cups pinipig
• 1-1/2 cups brown sugar
• 3/4 cup rich coconut milk
• 2 cups diluted coconut milk
• from 2 grated mature coconut nuts
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. powdered anis

Directions:
1. Boil diluted milk, pinipig and salt in a pan.
2. Lower the heat and add 1 cup sugar.
3. Line a pan with banana leaf and transfer the mixture into it.
4. Pour the rich coconut milk on top of pinipig mixture.
5. Sprinkle the rest of the rest of the sugar and powered anis on coconut milk.
6. Cover and bake until brown. Use oven broiler if you don’t have an oven.

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Ingredients:

2 cups rice flour
¼ cup glutinous rice flour
3 eggs
½ cup + 2 tbsp sugar
¼ cup butter melted, plus additional for basting or brushing
1 cup thick coconut milk
1 tbsp baking powder
few pieces wilted banana leaves
grated fresh coconut and sliced salted eggs for toppings
or grated cheddar cheese as toppings if preferred )

Directions:

1. Beat eggs in a bowl until foamy. Add sugar and butter and beat until fluffy.

2. Mix the rice flour, glutinous rice flour and baking powder in a bowl. Add coconut milk. Blend well.

3. Add the two mixtures: the egg mixture with the coconut-flour mixture, beating well until smooth.

4. Line small round pans with wilted banana leaves. Brush banana leaves with butter.

5. Pour mixture into pan. Bake in (preheated ) oven 180 C or 350 F for 20 minutes.

6. Top with sliced salted eggs. Bake again for 5 minutes. Brush some butter on top.

7. Serve with freshly grated coconut and sugar or muscovado sugar.

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