Lately, I’ve seen a lot of pictures of puto flan posted online and I got curious. Puto + leche flan? Why not? Puto and leche flan are Filipinos’ favorite delicacy and dessert. Puto is a steamed rice cake while leche flan (also known as custard) is a milk and egg-based dessert . When combined, the result is heaven. For those who want to try this heavenly dessert, below is the recipe that was shared to me by a friend who bakes heavenly goodies.
Ingredients:
For the flan:
350 ml condensed milk
5 egg yolks
1 & 1/2 tsp lemon or lime juice
For steamed rice cake or puto:
2 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup white sugar
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
5 egg whites
1 & 1/2 cups water
Cooking procedure:
1. Boil water on a steamer. Make sure to wrap the steamer cover with cheesecloth.
2. Lightly grease the puto moulds then set aside.
For the flan:
1. Mix thoroughly the egg yolks, condensed milk and lemon juice.
2. Fill 1/3 of the mould with the mixture.
3. Steam for 20 minutes then set aside.
For steamed rice cake or puto:
1. Combine all the dry ingredients then sift. Add water and egg whites. Mix until there are no lumps.
2. Pour puto mixture over the flan, nearly to the top. Steam for 15 minutes.
3. Let it cool before removing from mould, this is to ensure that the puto and flan stick together. Makes 18 pieces.
Enjoy your puto flan!
