Puto Cheese (Filipino Steamed Cake via Instant Pot)
Puto is a traditional Filipino cake made of rice flour. This recipe uses regular flour as it is sometimes difficult to find rice flour. When I was young, I remember my aunt buying freshly made puto for us whenever we visited her. They are soft and fluffy cakes. The cheese and salted eggs adds a little bit of contrast to the sweetness of the cake. Yumm!!
Ingredients
For Garnishing
Instructions
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In a large mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder, sugar and mix well. Pour the melted butter, milk and water and whisk until batter is smooth.
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Grease the silicone molds or cupcake pan with margarine or butter.
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Pour puto batter about 2/3 of the mold. Top with cheese slice or salted eggs and cover with foil.
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Add water to the inner pot of the Instant Pot and place trivet. Stack molds on top of trivet.
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Turn and lock lid in place. Select Pressure Cooker and Set on Low for 15 minutes. When cooking is done, let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes then quick release.
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Unlock lid and remove molds. Allow to cool on a baking rack then remove from molds.
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Arrange in a platter, serve and enjoy!
