{"id":12005,"date":"2024-04-11T13:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/?p=12005"},"modified":"2024-04-11T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T20:46:07","slug":"kutsinta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/kutsinta\/","title":{"rendered":"Kutsinta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kutsinta <\/strong>(cuchinta) are Filipino steamed cakes made with flour, tapioca flour, and brown sugar. Soft, chewy, and topped with grated coconut, they're a delicious breakfast, snack, or dessert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I've been looking for a good recipe for kutsinta or cuchinta since forever, but my search and kitchen experiments have been sorely disappointing. That was until last weekend, when my kumare<\/em> posted on Facebook a picture of the kutsinta she made and how she finally nailed the recipe after two years of trial and error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was so excited reading her post that I PM'ed her as fast as my stubby fingers could type! I am unsure of the time difference between California and Vancouver, where she lives, but I was glad she replied with the recipe and had me on my kutsinta-making project in thirty minutes flat. Thank heavens for awesome friends \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made a couple of bites of the steamed cakes following her method, and I had to agree; she indeed nailed it! While most of the recipes I've encountered in the past use rice flour, her version uses all-purpose flour and tapioca flour, which, along with the addition of lye water, produces the soft and chewy texture I like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you in the mood for more puto recipes? Try this easy Puto<\/a> with tons of cheese and this Puto Lanson <\/a>made of grated cassava. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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