Noemi’s Kalamay with Latik

This dish is my Aunt Noemi’s specialty. She would always make this dish whenever we visited her in our hometown. The aroma of the latik is amazing; you can smell it before you enter her house!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups glutinuous flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups water
• 2 cans coconut milk

Directions:

To make the dough:

1. In a heated saute pan, add the glutinuous flour and saute until the flour is light brown, about 5 to 8 minutes.
2. In a bowl, add the toasted glutinuous flour and sugar. Mix well.
3. Add the coconut milk and water. Mix until smooth. You should have a soft dough.
4. Transfer onto a greased baking dish that will fit your steamer.
5. Steam on high heat for 15 minutes and simmer for another 30 minutes.
6. Allow to cool. Cut into squares. (Grease your knife so the dough doesn’t stick)

To make a simple syrup:

1. In a pot, add the water and sugar.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer until the liquid is reduced to almost half.

To make the latik :

1. In a deep pan, add the coconut milk.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer until the coconut milk is thick and beginning to curdle. Make sure you stir every once in a while, so it doesn’t stick to the pan.
3. When it starts to brown, its done. Refer to the picture below!

Note:

Try to get coconut cream instead of coconut milk. Cream will give you better results!

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