Recipe: Puto Maja Cheese
MANILA, Philippines — Kakanins form part of the Filipino tradition. They are favorite merienda fare.
Those who are craving for Kakanins, they can check out and make it themselves with these Puto Maja Cheese beauties, which combine Puto with Maja, as whipped up by Chef Jackie Ang Po for Arla.
Puto Maja Cheese
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup malagkit flour (glutinous rice flour)
1/2 cup rice flour
1 cup coconut milk
3/4 cup water
2 tbsps. baking powder
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sweet corn kernels
Pinch of yellow food color
Arla Butter
Arla Havarti or Cheddar cheese
Procedure:
1. Combine three kinds of flour, coconut milk, water, baking powder and sugar. Add a small pinch of yellow food color. Mix well.
2. Spoon into puto molds and distribute the corn kernels on top.
3. Steam for 10 minutes.
4. Brush top with Arla Butter and sprinkle Arla Havarti or Cheddar cheese on top.
*Yields 12 pieces.
