Palitaw (from litaw, the Tagalog word for “float” or “rise”) is a small, flat, sweet rice cake eaten in the Philippines. They are made from washed, soaked, and ground malagkit (sticky rice). –source: wikipedia
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup sweet rice flour
- 3/4 cup water
- coconut flakes
- toasted linga (sesame seeds)
- white sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine sweet rice flour and water then mix thoroughly to make dough.
- Form into small balls and flatten.
- Place flattened dough into boiling water.
- When dough floats, palitaw is cooked.
- Drain and let cool.
- Roll in coconut flakes then sprinkle with toasted linga and sugar.
Credits to: filipinorecipes.org
