Easy Bibingka Recipe
A delicious and easy bibingka recipe that you can enjoy at home! Made with rice flour and topped with salted egg, melted butter, grated cheese and grated coconut, this popular Filipino rice cake is an all-time favorite Christmas treat!
Equipment
- Oven
- Mixing Bowl
- Whisk or spatula
- Pastry brush
- 8" baking pan or ensaymada or mamon molds
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice flour
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup sugar
- ¾ cup coconut milk
- ¼ cup water
- 3 tablespoons (43g) butter, melted
- 1 medium egg
- ½ cup grated cheddar cheese
Toppings:
- 1 piece salted egg, cut into 8 pieces
- 1-2 tablespoons butter, melted
- ¼ to ½ cup grated cheddar cheese
- ¼ to ½ cup grated coconut
Instructions
- Prepare the banana leaves by cutting it enough to cover the bottom, sides and with a bit of excess of the pan/ mold. Rinse and pat dry then run each leaf quickly over the fire to make them pliable and durable. Line the pan/mold with banana leaves and brush them with butter. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 200°C/ 390°F.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine rice flour, all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder and sugar. Mix well. Then add all the wet ingredients in the bowl and blend well with a whisk or spatula until mixture becomes smooth. The batter should normally be runny.
- Transfer the batter into the pan making sure to fill only 1/2 - 3/4 the mold with the mixture as it will rise while baking.
- Add the slices of salted egg on top. Bake in the middle rack for 20 minutes. While baking, cut sheets of banana leaves big enough to cover the top of the pan. Brush with butter and set aside.
- After 20 minutes, remove the bibingka from the oven and turn on the oven again. Place prepared banana sheets brushed with butter on top of the pan with the buttered part facing down.
- Put it back in the oven but place the baking sheet on the top rack this time. If using a gas oven, turn on the top heat (grill/broil function). Bake for another5-10 minutes or until nicely charred.
- Once done, remove from oven and brush generously with butter. Top them with grated cheese and grated coconut.
- Serve while warm and enjoy!
