Palitaw (flat Rice Cake)
Palitaw (flat Rice Cake)

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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 easy-to-make Filipino delicacy is made out of glutinous rice flour dough and shaped into a flat oblong. You'll be amazed by how it floats when cooked in boiling water.

Palitaw (flat Rice Cake) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Palitaw (flat Rice Cake) is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have palitaw (flat rice cake) using 6 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Palitaw (flat Rice Cake):
  1. Get 3 cups glutinous rice flour
  2. Get 1 cup granulated sugar
  3. Get 2 cups water
  4. Get 1/2 cup sesame seeds roasted
  5. Make ready 3 cups grated coconut
  6. Take as needed Ube extract (purple yum)

Palitaw is consisting of malagkit or sticky rice, washed, soaked, and then ground. One of the most popular rice cake variant that we have is Palitaw, the name is derived from the Tagalog word "litaw" which means to "rise" or "float". It is made of flattened ground sticky rice cooked in boiling water and would float once it is cooked, hence, the name Palitaw. Palitaw is chewy, sweet rice cake that is coated with sugar, coconut, and sesame seeds.

Steps to make Palitaw (flat Rice Cake):
  1. Combine glutinous rice flour with water and mix until a dough is formed, while forming the Dough combine the ube(purple yum) extract for coloring.
  2. Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough then mold it into a ball-shaped figure.
  3. Flatten the ball-shaped dough using the palm of your hands.
  4. Boil water in a cooking pot then put-in the flattened dough.
  5. When the flattened dough starts to float, remove them from the pot and set it aside allowing water to drip.
  6. Combine sugar and roasted sesame seeds then mix well.
  7. Roll the rice cake in grated coconut then in the sugar-sesame seed mixture.
  8. Arrange in a serving plate then serve. Share and enjoy!

It is made of flattened ground sticky rice cooked in boiling water and would float once it is cooked, hence, the name Palitaw. Palitaw is chewy, sweet rice cake that is coated with sugar, coconut, and sesame seeds. Palitaw is a native Filipino dessert. It is often sold near elementary schools but adults love it too. Making this yummy snack is pretty easy, so keep reading to learn how to make palitaw.

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