Puto Bumbong Recipe

Name: Puto Bumbong Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 50
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: Instant Puto Bumbong Mix; 1/2 Cup of Water for Mixing; 1/8 Cup of Water for Firming; Margarine; Shredded Coconut; Muscavado Sugar; Puto Bumbong Steamer

Puto Bumbong Recipe

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Cuisine

Filipino

Servings

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

60 minutes

Puto Bumbong is a purple rice cake that is popular in Filipino Cuisine. It is made by steaming a ground purple rice mixture inside a bamboo tube. Puto Bumbong is popular during the holiday season because it would historically be sold outside church during Simbang Gabi. It is typically served on top of a banana leaf and topped with Margarine, grated or shredded coconut and Muscavado Sugar.

This simple recipe will teach you how to prepare this holiday favorite for your friends and family!

Ingredients

Instant Puto Bumbong Mix
1/2 Cup of Water for Mixing
1/8 Cup of Water for Firming
Margarine
Shredded Coconut
Muscavado Sugar

Special Equipment

Puto Bumbong Steamer

Directions

Combine 1-Pack of Miguelito's Instant Puto Bumbong Mix with 1/2 cup water and mix.
Add another 1/8 cup of water to the mixture and continue mixing until it becomes firm.
Rest dough for at least 1 hour and grate to achieve coarse powder texture.
Grease bamboo steamer with margarine (or substitute) to fill. Please view video on how to use steamer.
Apply margarine (or substitute) then top with shredded coconut.
Serve with muscovado sugar.