Buttered Puto is a variation of the famous steamed rice cake, Puto. This steamed mini cakes are usually eaten as dessert but most prefer to have them during breakfast(with hot coffee or chocolate) or mid-afternoon snack (usually eaten with dinuguan or blood stew).
This Puto variation uses ordinary flour instead of rice flour (not even galapong) and is so easy prepare. The ingredients used in this recipe are so common that you could find them in any grocery store (you just need to have the molds and steamer to get everything done).
Try this delicious Buttered Puto Recipe.
Puto Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour, sifted
- 2 cups sugar, sifted
- 2 1/2 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 piece egg, raw
- small slices of cheese
- 4 cups water (for steaming)
Watch the cooking video:
Cooking Procedure
- In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients starting from the flour, sugar,and baking powder then mix well.
- Add the butter, evaporated milk, egg, water and pandan essence (dissolve the pandan essence in water) then mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Pour the mixture in individual molds
- If you are using non – quick melt Filipino brand cheese, You may put the cheese on top of the mixture otherwise put the cheese on top after steaming (step 6)
- Pour the water in the steamer.
- Arrange the molds in the steamer then steam for about 20 minutes
- If you are using quick melt cheese,remove the cover of the steamer and top each puto with quick melt cheese then continue steaming (with the cover on) for 2 to 5 minutes
- Remove from the mold and arrange in a serving plate
- Serve either hot or cold. This goes well with dinuguan
Share and Enjoy!
Number of servings (yield): 8
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i just made putong puti today for the first time it turns out so yummy!! THank you panlasang pinoy!!!
On the ingredients above for the buttered puto, how many puto can make?
ginawa ko to. mananam nmn. pero hindi naging puto tingnan. parang kutsinta ang resulta… ano mali ko dun?
ask ko lang po… ung baking powder… 2 1/2 teaspoon o 2 1/2 tablespoon?
thank you
ano ung cloth n gngmit?at ska po ung moulds?anong pong alternate n pwd gmitin dun at ska ung pandan essence?thanks po
Ilang puto po ang magagawa sa recipe na ito?
Hi Thess, Buko Pandan will be one of the features soon. Humba is noted. Thanks for your comment.
Thank you beth. Appreciate it.
Paula, It was just sent to me from Pinas. Sig is also asking the same question…will let you guys know asap.
You’re welcome Cristina
thanks for the reply. i will try to find it at the asian store, if not, at the us army base. you still didnt tell me the quantity you need for the pandan essence when you make the puto. it doesnt say anything on your ingredients list. you may have to add it there. thanks.
thank you so much po!
kat, granulated ang ginamit ko dito.
i downloaded ur video and im step by step learning all our fave recipe, im starting to try ur puto but the part that you put water ( pandan essence dissolve in water) was not included in the list of ur ingredients (exact measurement). may i know how many cups of water and pandan essence ang ilalagay q… thanks po! your a great help to those who want to learn to cook and bake….