Khanom Puto (A Steamed Sweet Savory Coconut Muffin) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/3 cups plain flour
1/3 cup desiccated coconut
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 egg
200 ml sugar
250 ml coconut milk
1/2 cup coconut cream
1/8 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon glutinous-rice flour
1 teaspoon cornflour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup sweet corn
6 dried anchovies or 12 dried shrimp, cut and pounded to a dust
1 sprig garlic chives, finely chopped

Preparation

MUFFINS: Mix together the 1 1/3 cup of flour, dessicated coconut, baking powder, egg, sugar and coconut milk to make a smooth batter.
Pour the batter to half fill the mini silicone muffin cups.
Steam the muffins for 5 minutes,.
TOPPING: Mix together the 1/2 cup coconut CREAM, glutinous rice flour, corn flour, sugar, salt to make the coconut cream topping.
Take the Muffins at 5 minutes and smear evenly with a small teaspoonful of coconut cream topping mixture, and then sprinkle with dried anchovies dust, corn kernels and garlic chives, then return to steamer for additional 3 minutes.
Lift from steamer, release gently from silicone molds and serve.