Khanom Puto (a Steamed Sweet Savory Coconut Muffin)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups plain flour
• 1/3 cup desiccated coconut
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 egg
• 200 ml sugar
• 250 ml coconut milk
• 1/2 cup coconut cream
• 1/8 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon glutinous-rice flour
• 1 teaspoon cornflour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sweet corn
• 6 dried anchovies or 12 dried shrimp, cut and pounded to a dust
• 1 sprig garlic chives, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 muffins: mix together the 1 1/3 cup of flour, dessicated coconut, baking powder, egg, sugar and coconut milk to make a smooth batter.
• 2 pour the batter to half fill the mini silicone muffin cups.
• 3 steam the muffins for 5 minutes,.
• 4 topping: mix together the 1/2 cup coconut cream, glutinous rice flour, corn flour, sugar, salt to make the coconut cream topping.
• 5 take the muffins at 5 minutes and smear evenly with a small teaspoonful of coconut cream topping mixture, and then sprinkle with dried anchovies dust, corn kernels and garlic chives, then return to steamer for additional 3 minutes.
• 6 lift from steamer, release gently from silicone molds and serve.