Palitaw or Palitao is a sweet sticky rice dessert made from glutinous rice dough.





INGREDIENTS
  • 2 1/2 cups Glutinous Rice Flour
  • 1 cup Water
  • 2 cup Shredded Coconut
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Sesame Seeds
COOKING TIME : 10 minutes


  • Toast the sesame seeds until light golden brown. Ground or pound as finely as possible. Cool and mix with the sugar. Set aside.
  • Make a glutinous rice dough by mixing the flour and water.
  • Using an ice cream scooper, portion the dough into small balls.
  • Boil a pot of water. Shape each ball into 2 inch cylinder, then flatten to make like an oval shaped disc.
  • Shape each ball into 2 inch cylinder, then flatten to make like an oval shaped disc and drop one by one on the boiling water. Once they float to the surface, scoop them out and dredge on shredded coconut.
  • Serve with the sugar-sesame seeds mixture on a separate plate.
 
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