Kuchinta Recipe (Filipino Steamed Rice Cake)

Kuchinta is another delicious steamed cake made of rice flour, sugar and water.  The ingredients may sound so simple yet tastes excellent especially when topped with shredded coconut.

Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups water
1 cup rice flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon lye solution

Preparations:
1. Combine sugar, lye and water and bring to a boil.
2. Let mixture cool.
3. Add to rice flour and stir until smooth.
4. Pour unto cuchinta molds and stream for 15 minutes.
5. Serve with grated coconut.
Homemade lye preparations:
1. Burn wood till all turns unto ash.
2. Sift and save fine dust.
3. Place in a bottle till needed. When needed, boil enough with equal part of water.
4. Strain in double thickness cloth and save water. Use water as lye.