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Hantak Sesame
A chewy rice-and-coconut sweet finished with toasted sesame for a nutty Basilan merienda.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- Makes 20 pieces
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Ingredients
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Method
- Line a small tray with banana leaves and brush it lightly with coconut oil.
- Whisk glutinous rice flour, coconut milk, sugar, and salt in a heavy pan until smooth.
- Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and becomes glossy.
- Lower the heat and fold repeatedly until the dough pulls from the pan and no raw flour taste remains.
- Mix in half the sesame seeds and continue cooking for 2 minutes so they distribute evenly.
- Press the hot mixture into the tray with an oiled spatula and scatter the remaining sesame over the surface.
- Cool completely, cut into small bars, and keep covered so the rice sweet does not dry out.
