A quick Pinoy merienda is a bit of a misnomer. Our kakanin and rice cakes take effort and time to make. For busy moms, it can be a pain to prepare. but the Maya Pancake Mix makes it easier. Who’s up for a quick puto with no other ingredients required except the ones already in your pantry? Yep, you can use your pancake mix to make this puto recipe. No messing around with ingredients like baking soda, yeasts, or baking powder that’s likely to get stuck on your refrigerator anyway if you don’t regularly bake.
Quick and Easy Puto Recipe Using The Maya Pancake Mix
Ingredients
- 1000 grams Maya Pancake Mix
- 3 cups water
- 4 pc Egg
- 8 tbsp Cooking Oil
- sliced cheese or salted egg (optional, for topping)
Instructions
- Whisk egg in a small bowl and add water. Mix well.
- On a separate bowl, pour pancake mix.
- Pour and mix in wet ingredients.
- Transfer mixture in a small pitcher.
- Brush molds with cooking oil for greasing.
- Pour in mixture to the molds half filled.
- Top each mold with mixture with sliced cheese.
- Place molds in steamer and steam for 8 to 10 minutes in low or medium heat.
- Stick a tooth pick in the puto to check ifit’s cooked. Remove puto from molds, plate and serve.
Notes
You can top with cheese, salted egg, tapa flakes or anything you want. Use low steam if you don’t want it to break on top (or on high if you want it to break). Cover with cloth so the steam will not drop on the puto and create a wet puto.
