Kutsinta is a popular Filipino snack made with glutinous rice flour, lye water and other ingredients topped with grated coconut. In a bowl, put all the dry ingredients. The all-purpose flour, glutinous rice flour and brown sugar.
This recipe is soft and chewy which is what you want in Kutsinta. It is the lye water that makes it chewy and cassava or tapioca starch that makes it soft. I have tried making Kutsinta just using all-purpose flour and the finished product was disappointing because it was too firm. Soft and chewy Kutsinta. I know you have questions about Lye Water.
Kutsinta is a kakanin usually sold by street vendors. There are a few versions of Kutsinta recipe but the common ingredient is lye water to give it a chewy texture. I stored the kutsinta in a well sealed container for 3 days in the fridge and it came out not hard and still chewy. Just make sure the lye water measurement is 2 teaspoons.
Steam kutsinta for about 40 to 45 minutes or until mixture is set. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Gently remove from molds and serve with grated coconut. Stir the mixture in between pouring into the molds as the flour tends to settle in the bottom. Steam in a gentle simmer to prevent the kutsinta from sinking in the middle.