Filipino Dessert Recipes Espasol #16

DISH IN DISH OUT - Espasol is a kind of rice cake that‘s made of rice flour cooked in coconut milk. This cyclindricaly shaped treat originated coming from the Province of Laguna and it is visible in almost all bus stops and “pasalubong” stores.

Filipino Dessert Recipes Espasol

Ingredients
- Glutinous rice flour: 3 Cup (48 tbs), toasted
- Sweet rice flour: 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), toasted
- Sugar: 2 Cup (32 tbs)
- Coconut milk: 3 Cup (48 tbs)
- Grated coconut: 1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs), toasted
- Vanilla essence: 1 Teaspoon

Directions
1. In a cooking pot, pour-in the coconut milk and bring to a boil.

2. Add the sugar and stir continously for 10 minutes.

3. Put-in the toasted grated coconut and cook for 5 minutes.

4. Add the vanilla essence and toasted rice flour and cook for 40 minutes to 1 hour or until the mixture becomes really thick while folding.

5. Remove the mixture from the pot and allow to cool down.

6. Dust the toasted sweet rice flour in a flat surface.

7. Divide the mixture into parts and roll over the dusted sweet rice flour until a cylindrical shape is formed.

8. Slice according to your preference.

Source: http://ifood.tv/asian/174130-filipino-espasol