Instant Pot Filipino Leche Puto (Steamed cake with Flan)

Instant Pot Filipino Leche Puto (Steamed cake with Flan)

Instant Pot Filipino Leche Puto (Steamed cake with Flan)


Leche Puto or Puto Flan is a Filipino dessert. Most Filipino knows about this but there are a lot of variations.

Instant Pot Filipino Leche Puto (Steamed cake with Flan)
Author: Neliza Ly

Things used:
Ingredients:
Flan
  • 2 XL egg yolks
  • ½ can (7 oz) condensed milk
  • ½ tbsp. lemon extract
Puto (Steamed cake)
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 egg whites
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 cup cake flour
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 2-4 cups warm water for steaming
  • melted butter for brushing the mold
Instructions:
  • In a bowl, combine egg yolk, condensed milk and lemon extract. Mix well and set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, combine butter, egg whites, sugar, cake flour, milk and baking powder. Mix well and set aside. 
  • Place 2-4 cups of warm water into your pot. Set the Instant Pot on steam mode, no pressure. Place a trivet then bamboo steamer. If you have a large bamboo steamer, you can place it on top of the instant pot.
  • Brush molds with melted butter. Pour flan into the molds 1/3 full. You can use a sauce dispenser or pancake dispenser. Steam for 5 minutes until set but not fully cooked through.
  • Pour the puto mixture over the flan mixture and steam for 15 minutes. 
  • Let the leche puto cool for 10 minutes before unmolding. 
  • Enjoy. 
  • Instant Pot Filipino Leche Puto (Steamed cake with Flan)

Notes:
  • The steam is very hot when you do layering. Be careful, you might burn your finger or thumb like mine.
  • Make sure the flan is not fully cooked or else the puto or steamed cake will not stick with each other.



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