Cheesy and Buttery Puto Recipe
This cheesy and buttery puto uses all-purpose flour and is easy to make at home! Best as an after-work/school snack that you and your family will definitely enjoy!
Equipment
- Steamer
- Mixing Bowl
- Grater
- Silicon cupcake mold or puto mold
- Whisk
- Rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 cup fresh milk or evaporated milk
- 1 piece egg
- ½ cup water
- 4 tablespoons (57g) butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence/ extract
- 50 grams cheddar cheese (half grated, half cut into strips)
Instructions
- Combine flour, sugar and baking powder in a bowl. Mix thoroughly.
- Make a well in the center and add the milk, egg, water, butter and vanilla essence/ extract. Blend for at least 2 minutes until the batter becomes smooth.
- Note: Whisk/stir slowly so that the mixture will not produce too much air bubbles.
- Fold in the grated cheese into the mixture until it is well incorporated.
- If using traditional puto mold, grease mold with oil or butter so the puto mixture will not stick to the mold. Skip this step if using silicon cupcake mold.
- Pour batter into each individual molds, about ¾ full as the puto will rise while steaming.
- Steam the puto for about 8-10 minutes (depending on molds used) in low heat.
- After 8-10 minutes, add the cheese strips on top of the puto and steam for another 5-7 minutes.
- Remove cooked puto from steamer and let it cool. Take out puto from its mold and serve.
- Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee!
Notes
Gently whisk/stir the batter so that it will not produce more air bubbles that will result in forming holes in your puto when steamed.
When steaming the puto, it is vital to use low heat. Simmer the water and turn to low heat, just sufficient to keep the steam forming. This will create a wonderful dome instead of crack ones.
Place cheesecloth or a kitchen towel in the lid/cover and between steamer racks to avoid water from dripping to the batter. This will result in uneven cooking and will notice that there are areas that look uncooked. There is no solution when this happens.
Don’t overcook your puto. Puto cooks approximately around 10 minutes. After that time, you can check if it is cooked by inserting a toothpick and if it comes out clean, then it is done.
