Kutsinta

Kutsinta is a brown rice cake, a favorite snack in the Philippines and is good with freshly grated coconut.

INGREDIENTS:

-1 cup rice flour

-2 cups brown sugar

-3 cups water

-1 teaspoon lye water (potassium carbonate solution sold in Asian food stores)

-Freshly grated coconut

DIRECTIONS:

-In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well. Pour into muffin pans, until halfway full. Steam in a large pan with a cover; the water should be 2 inches deep. Cook for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Add more water if needed until cooking is done.

 Remove from the muffin pans and serve with freshly grated coconut. Serves 4.