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Kuih Lapis

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Kuih Lapis

Malaysian kuih lapis is steamed one thin colored layer at a time, each new layer added only once the last has set — the patience is what makes the stripes.

Total time
75 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
45 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
Malaysian
vegetariangluten-freedessert

Ingredients

2 cups / 1/2 cuprice flour and tapioca starch
3 cupscoconut milk
1 cup / to tastesugar and food coloring

Instructions

1

Mix rice flour, tapioca starch, coconut milk and sugar into a batter.

2

Divide the batter and tint each portion a different colour.

3

Steam one thin layer of batter at a time, adding the next color once set.

4

Repeat until all layers are used, cool completely before slicing.

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