Palitaw (Sweet Rice Cakes) my Mother made

Mix the rice flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, add the water together in a bowl in a soft dough. Stir 1/2  of cup sugar and sesame seeds together in a small bowl. Toss coconut with the salt together in a separate bowl. Put it to large pot of water to a boil. Take a portion of the soft dough and roll it into a ball by using your hands. Pull lengthwise and shape into a tongue. Drop into the boiling water. When the cake is done it will floats. Scoop it out with a strainer and roll it in the sugar and sesame seed mixture. Place it on a serving platter. Repeat with the rest of the dough. The cakes with coconut and serve warm.



INGRIDIENTS:

2 tablespoons sesame seeds
4 ounces grated coconut
1/2 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon salt
1 cup glutinous rice flour (malagkit)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup water