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BIBINGKA CUPCAKE DE LECHE

This recipe is the modernized and alternative way of cooking the bibingka. I've added some twist on it to be more delectable
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Asian, Filipino
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • Banana Leaf

BATTER

  • 1 1/2 cup All Purpose flour
  • 1 cup Rice Flour
  • 2 tbsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 cup White Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Melted Butter
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 cup Coconut Milk
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 3 pcs Eggs

TOPPINGS

  • Salted Egg
  • Grated Cheese

BASTING

  • 1/2 cup Melted Butter
  • 1 tsp Annato/Atsuete Powder

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the banana leaf by washing it first then dry it up or wipe it with paper towels
  • Banana leaf can be heated up as well over fire for it to be more flexible and easily to put in a molder without tearing it
  • Cut the midpart of the leaf
  • In a large bowl, sift the AF flour, rice flour and baking powder
  • then mix the rest of batter ingredients and don't overmix
  • Cut the banana leaf with the same height of your cupcake cups or molder
  • Place the banana leaf in the cupcake cups or molder
  • Scoop the batter and fill the cups till half full
  • For caramel like taste, scoop or pipe 1 tsp of caramel or yema sauce in the batter.
  • Place the sliced salted egg on top. If you don't want the egg to sink, put it when the bibingka is halfway cooked
  • Bake for 15-20mins @180C. On 15minute mark, check it with toothpick if it is still raw inside.
  • For the basting, mix the atsuete powder with the melted butter
  • Once cooked, top it with grated cheese and baste it with the atsuete butter
  • Bake it once more for another 3 mins. or until the cheese is melted
  • If you want to achieve the dripping yema inside, pipe it with more caramel sauce inside
  • SERVE, SHARE and ENJOY!

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