Eaten every morning during Simbang Gabi — the nine nights of pre-dawn masses in December.
Filipino coconut rice cake — soft, slightly chewy rice flour cake with coconut milk, topped with salted egg and cheese, baked in banana leaves. The Christmas breakfast of the Philippines.
Line baking tins with softened banana leaves. Mix rice flour, coconut milk, water, sugar, eggs and baking powder.
Pour into lined tins. Top with salted egg slices and grated cheese.
Bake at 200°C for 20-25 minutes until set.
Banana leaves give a subtle flavour — soften over a flame before lining the tins.
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