Palm Sugar or Gula Melaka or Gula Apong Huat Kuih (椰糖发糕）

INTRODUCTION

When I issued the pandan Huat kuih post, readers and members of Facebook  are asking for Gula Melaka (Coconut Sugar) Huat kuih.

This trip when I was back to my hometown Sarawak, I managed to get some Gula Apong or nipah palm sugar and I thought it is the time to share with all pure vegetarian palm sugar Huat kuih.

I have used Gula Apong or nipah palm sugar instead of coconut sugar.  Gula Apong is another type of palm sugar and is a good substitute for coconut sugar or Gula Melaka.

Unlike Gula Melaka of which the sugar were obtained from the coconut palm, Gula Apong is made by collecting juices from a type of mangrove palm called nipah palm or colloquially as “Atap”. For Sarawakian, Gula Melaka is never common and Gula Apong is commonly sold in the market.

The recipe is adapted from my screw pine or pandan Huat Kuih recipe. However, instead of using eggs and butter, to make it pure vegetarian for religious praying ceremony, I have omitted the eggs and use vegetable cooking oil instead of the butter. The result is satisfactory and I am rather happy that the rice cake smile rather happily though I have hope that it “laugh with the mouth wide open” as in my Pandan Huat Kuih.

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WHAT IS REQUIRED

Servings: Prepare 6 Huat Kuihs

• 250 grams of self raising flour （自发面粉）
• 150 grams of Gula Apong or Gula Melaka （椰糖或其他棕榈糖）
• 1 teaspoon of double acting baking powder or baking powder (双重发粉或发粉）
• 1 packet or 200 ml of coconut milk (椰奶）
• 50 grams of plain water （白水）
• 2 tablespoons of cooking oil（食用油）

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STEPS OF PREPARATION

• Get ready a steamer with water capable of steaming the Kuih for at least 20 minutes.

• Put the water, palm sugar and coconut milk in a microwavable bowl. Heat for 0.5-1 minute. Stir in between until all the sugar have dissolved. If you do not have a microwavable oven, just heat up the mixture on a stove using medium to low heat until all the palm sugar have dissolved. Sift in the flour and baking powder, add in the cooking oil, stir until well mixed.

• Transfer it to some cupcake cups and fill the cups with the batter until at least 95% full. Prior to steaming, lightly grease a scissor or a knife and cut a criss-cross on top of the batter. Steam in the steamer for 15-20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre come out clean. It is best that the cupcakes cups be pre-steamed before filling of the batter. You shall use high heat in the entire process of steaming. Best served hot as a snack .

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CONCLUSION

Do give this simple recipe a try. I am happy with this adventure and I believe by preparing this, it will also bring additional fortunes to you and your closed ones.

Hope you like the post today. Cheers and have a nice day.

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