traditional cunchinta with squash.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup + 3 tbsp. water
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup squash, boiled and mashed
- 1/2 tbsp. lihia
- oil for greasing mould
- coconut, freshly grated
Instructions
- Dissolve 1/2 cup sugar in water. Boil and cool. Sift flour and add little
by little to the cooled syrup while stirring. - Add the mashed squash. Blend and strained the lihia. Mix thoroughly.
- Line cuchinta molders (muffin pans can be used as substitute) with oil.
- Pour 2 tablespoons of squash mixture into each molder. Cover with cheese
cloth or waxed paper. - Steam for 2 minutes or until set. Serve with grated coconut. Serves 15