Name: Kutsinta Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 1½ cup rice flour; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup brown sugar; 3 cup water; 1½ tsp lye water; 2 tsp anatto seeds

Kutsinta Recipe

Annabella Santos Modified: November 12, 2023

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How To Make Kutsinta

Kutsinta is a Filipino rice cake dessert. It is made with lye water, which gives it its signature sticky and chewy texture.

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 1 hr

Total: 1 hr 20 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

1½ cup rice flour
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar
3 cup water
1½ tsp lye water
2 tsp anatto seeds

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients starting from the rice flour, all-purpose flour, and brown sugar then mix all the ingredients.
While mixing, add water gradually and continue to mix until all ingredients are completely distributed.
Add lye water and anatto water (soak the anatto seed in 3 tablespoons water) then continue mixing.
Place the mixture into individual molds and steam for 40 minutes to an hour.
Serve with grated or shredder coconut on top. Share and Enjoy!