Apam Beras Basic

Ingredients

2 cups cool cooked rice

1.5 cup sugar

2 cups water

(blend the above)

3 cups rice flour

1 cup all-purpose-flour

1 packet yeast (11g)

Directions

• combine blended ingredients to the flour & yeast mixture in a large bowl
• put aside covered for 3 hours
• prepare steamer until boiling hot
• separate mixture and add few drops of coloring as desired
• grease each small metal cups
• fill each cup with spoonful of mixture (don't worry... batter won't overflow when steaming)
• steam for about 15 mins
• eat with steamed grated coconut+salt or with red/brown sugar

Tips

• do not pack the rice tightly into the cup during measuring
• make sure the bowl is fully covered when leaving the batter to rise
• only add coloring after 3 hours
• heat the oiled container in the steamer first before filling with batter to avoid the apam from sticking to the mould
• ensure that water is boiling hot in the steamer
• wrap the cover of the steamer with cloth to prevent steam from escaping
• do not keep checking on apam while steaming
• make sure only boiling hot water is topped up to steamer

Foodnote
Wow... this is so simple to make, requires only few ingredients, oh so colorful and so yum yum. I like the simple basic ingredients and there is no strong after taste. Thumbs up from the kids so I will definitely want to make this again woohoo.

Made this again in September, 2015 (green apam) and it looks even more fluffy and nice.