Espasol Recipe

Espasol is a cylinder-shaped Filipino rice cake originating from the province of Laguna. It is made from rice flour cooked in coconut milk and sweetened coconut strips, dusted with toasted rice flour.

Ingredients:

1 cup malagkit (glutinous rice)
4 cups rice flour, toasted until light brown
2 cups sugar
1 cup coconut milk
1 & 1/2 cups toasted shredded coconut
Anise seeds

Cooking Instructions:

Boil the malagkit. Place sugar, anise seeds and coconut milk in a saucepan; let boil until thick. Add toasted shredded coconut and cook for 3 minutes. Add boiled malagkit, stir and cook until thick. Remove from fire and add 3 cups toasted rice flour. Mix with a wooden spoon and pass through a cornmeal grinder. Divide into 2 parts and roll (about 2-1/2-inch in diameter). using the rest of the rice flour for rolling. Slice into 1/2-inch thick pieces.