Palm Sugar Steamed Muffins (Gula Melaka Huat Kueh) 蒸椰糖发糕
A super easy steamed cake recipe and it works so well with palm sugar! Amazing soft texture, so moist and it has a fragrant smoky aroma. This is one of the nostalgia foods that brings back memories and simply a favourite for the old and young alike.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 250 grams palm sugar (gula melaka)
- 140 grams sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 200 grams all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 1 tbsp instant yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 3/4 cup water (lukewarm)
- 250 grams all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 3 tsp double action baking powder
- 1 cup undiluted thick coconut milk (room temperature)
- 15 cupcake moulds (medium size)
Instructions
- 1
Prepare Yeast Mixture:
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, mix all-purpose flour, instant yeast and sugar. Then, add in lukewarm water and mix well.
- 3
Cover with cling wrap and set aside to ferment for 12 hours.
- 4
After 12 hours, the yeast mixture is ready to be used.
- 5
Prepare Palm Sugar Syrup:
- 6
Wash, rinse and knot pandan leaves.
- 7
Put sugar, palm sugar, knotted pandan leaves and water in a pot.
- 8
Bring to a boil till palm sugar is melted. Stir occasionally.
- 9
Then, remove the pandan leaves.
- 10
Strain and set aside to cool to room temperature.
- 11
Prepare batter:
- 12
In a medium size mixing bowl, mix well sifted all-purpose flour and double action baking powder.
- 13
Then, add in thick coconut milk.
- 14
Whisk till well combined. And we're ready to make palm sugar fatt koh.
- 15
Make Palm Sugar Fatt Koh:
- 16
First, arrange paper cups in bamboo steamer.
- 17
In a mixing bowl, add palm sugar syrup and flour mixture into the fermented yeast mixture.
- 18
Whisk to mix well, till a thick smooth batter is formed.
- 19
Strain batter into a large measuring cup. This makes it easier to pour into cupcake moulds.
- 20
Pour strained batter into cupcake moulds, until 3/4 full.
- 21
Bring water to a boil in steamer. Place bamboo steamer over the boiling water in steamer.
- 22
Cover and steam over HIGH heat, for about 20 minutes.
- 23
And we're done! If steamed muffins are done, a toothpick inserted in centre will come out clean.
- 24
Remove bamboo steamer from heat.
- 25
Then, remove steamed muffins to cool completely on wire rack or serve immediately while hot. As always, ENJOY!