Klepon (Sweet Coconut Rice Balls)

Sweet Coconut Rice Balls
(Klepon)
Ingredients
1½ cups glutinous powder
¾ cup lukewarm water
2-3 drops green food coloring
8 tsp. grated Java dark brown sugar
1 cup fresh-grated coconut, mixed with ½ tsp. salt
Directions
Mix the rice powder with the lukewarm water and green food coloring into a firm but flexible dough.
Pull off one full teaspoon of the dough and shape it into a ball with approximately 1-inch in diameter.

Push a finger into the center of the ball to make a hole, and put in approximately ½ tsp. of the grated sugar.

Seal, and roll it back into the ball shape with the palms of your hands. Prepare all the balls and set them

aside.

Prepare a pot half filled with water and bring it to a boil.

Drop the balls into the boiling water. Remove the balls with a spoon once they float to the water surface and

then roll the balls in the grated coconut.

Serve at room temperature. Makes 30 rice balls.

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