Squash Cuchinta Recipe
By PutoPinoy on Sunday, June 10, 2007 At
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Traditional cunchinta with squash.Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup + 3 tbsp. water
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup squash, boiled and mashed
- 1/2 tbsp. lihia
- oil for greasing mould
- coconut, freshly grated
Procedure:
- Dissolve 1/2 cup sugar in water. Boil and cool. Sift flour and add little
- by little to the cooled syrup while stirring.
- Add the mashed squash. Blend and strained the lihia. Mix thoroughly.
- Line cuchinta molders (muffin pans can be used as substitute) with oil.
- Pour 2 tablespoons of squash mixture into each molder. Cover with cheese
- cloth or waxed paper.
- Steam for 2 minutes or until set. Serve with grated coconut. Serves 15
