Palitaw
A sweet type of flat rice cake that's topped with coconut, and sometimes sesame seeds
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine Filipino
- 2 cups glutinous rice flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup sesame seeds roasted
- 1 cup grated coconut
Combine glutinous rice flour with water and mix until a dough is formed.
Scoop about 2 tablespoons of dough then mold it into a ball-shaped figure.
Flatten the ball-shaped dough using the palm of your hands.
Boil water in a cooking pot then put-in the flattened dough.
When the flattened dough starts to float, remove them from the pot and set it aside allowing water to drip.
Combine sugar and roasted sesame seeds then mix well.
Roll the rice cake in grated coconut then in the sugar-sesame seed mixture.
Arrange in a serving plate then serve. Share and enjoy!