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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Crispy Sweet Rolls (Kue Semprong)

Crispy Sweet Rolls
(Kue Semprong)




Ingredients:

* 260 gram rice flour
* 150 gram granulated sugar
* 4 eggs
* ½ tsp. cinnamon powder
* 450 cc coconut milk from 1 coconut
* cooking oil for greasing

Instructions:

* Mix the flour and sugar thoroughly. Add beaten eggs, stir well. Pour the coconut milk and cinnamon into the flour mixture. Stir well.
* Heat the cookie mold over a low flame, grease with cooking oil. Put 2 Tbs. of dough into mold and smooth out with the back of the spoon. Close the mold by joining the two halves. Bake over a low flame on each side for about 5 minutes. After the dough is golden brown, roll it right away. Cool on a rack.

Note:

* The cinnamon cookie mold usually has carvings in different shapes on both inner sides of the iron sheet. These shapes usually are circles with lace like edges.
* When pouring in the mix, keep the mold flat to ensure that the dough does not spread. Smooth the dough out on the circle shape section of the mold.
* Roll the dough when it is still hot. If not, the cookie will dry out and will not be able to be rolled. To be safe, roll while the cookie is still in the mold over heat. Start by hand, then roll again with the help of a small spatula. Remove and let cool.
* Keep the dough not too thin but not too thick. If it is too watery or thin, the dough will not be able to stick to the mold, and will spread out of place. Because the dryness of rice flour varies, do a test: if it is too watery, add flour. If it is too thick, add water.

Makes 50 rolls.

hmm...crsipy..yummy


sources : Minie forgot where she found this recipe ^^ , and for picture, Minie uploaded from www.flikr.com

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