BIKO

                                                             

I made this Biko when I was in Ireland with my niece because it is one of her favorite Filipino snacks. She also wanted to share it with some of her friends who like her were also missing this sweet rice delicacy.

Ingredients:                                                          :

     1/2 kilo malagkit rice or glutinuous rice                       
      500ml  thick coconut milk
            2T liquid glucose
      300grams white sugar

Procedure:

     Steam the glutinuous rice as you would cook ordinary rice but lessen the water.
     Combine sugar, glucose and coconut milk in a sauce pan,  put on low fire, stir until sugar is dissolved.
     Strain the mixture and put back on low fire, add the steamed glutinuous rice, stir until very
     sticky and  leaving the sides of the pan.  Pour into lightly greased rectangle pyrex dish.                        
      Flatten  with  back of the spoon with some coconut oil.



Topping:

      1 cup coconut cream
      1 cup muscovado sugar

     Boil sugar and coconut cream together while stirring until sugar is dissolved. Continue
     cooking until very thick.  Pour over the rice mixture and spread evenly on top. Bake in a

     hot oven until the top is bubbly. Remove from the oven and cool before slicing.
                             
   
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