Leche Puto
Servings: 3 Dozens
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
For the Flan
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 can (14 ounces) condensed milk
For the Puto
- 2 cups flour
- ⅔ cup sugar
- 4 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cup water
- 4 egg whites
Instructions
- Prepare puto molds by lightly brushing insides with melted butter. Set aside. Add water to lower bottom of the steamer and bring to a boil.
- In a bowl, combine egg yolks, condensed milk, and calamansi juice. Stir together in a circular motion until smooth and well blended.
- Fill molds to ⅓ full of the flan mixture. Arrange in a single layer on the steamer basket. Wrap steamer cover with clean kitchen towel.
- Steam flan at low heat for about 5 to 7 minutes or until mixture is no longer liquid but not fully set. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder. and salt. Add water and egg whites. Stir together until just combined.
- Add puto mixture over flan, filling molds almost to the top. Steam on low heat for about 8 to 10 minutes or until puto has risen.
- Remove from heat and allow to slightly cool. Gently remove leche puto from molds.