Kutsinta

Description
Kutsinta is a brown rice cake, a favorite snack in the Philippines and is good with freshly grated coconut.



Ingredients

 * 1 cup rice flour
 * 2 cups brown sugar
 * 3 cups water
 * 1 teaspoon lye water (potassium carbonate solution sold in Asian food stores)
 * Freshly grated coconut

Directions
In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well. Pour into muffin pans, until halfway full. Steam in a large pan with a cover; the water should be 2 inches deep. Cook for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Add more water if needed until cooking is done.

Remove from the muffin pans and serve with freshly grated coconut. Serves 4.