Sunday, October 7, 2007

Palitaw- Food


My husband was rummaging through our pantry when he saw this opened pack of glutinous flour that we have used when we once made “ginataang bilo-bilo”.
Then he asked me if we can make “palitaw” for the rest of the flour. Palitaw is made by mixing water with the glutinous flour to make a thick dough, formed into balls. Each ball of dough is flattened and dropped into a deep pan of boiling water. After 30 seconds, the flattened dough then surfaces, thus the term, “palitaw”. The palitaw is rolled into a plate of freshly shredded coconut and sprinkled with white sugar and toasted sesame seeds.

Recipe:

2 cups glutinous flour
1 cup water
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cp sugar
1 cup toasted sesame seeds
1 deep pan filled with boiling water

Mix flour with water to form a thick dough. Form balls and flatten each ball. Drop into the boiling water. Wait till the dough surfaces. Use a slotted spoon to get the palitaw.
Roll the palitaw in a plate of shredded coconut and sprinkle with sugar and toasted sesame seeds before serving.

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