Traditional Kuih Kapit (Love Letters Cookies)

 

Recipe: nasilemaklover.blogspot.my - Sonia, Thanks Sonia for light and crunchy Love Letters.
Ingredients:
12 eggs (A size)
500g coconut milk (350g grated coconut + 500g water, squeeze to get 500g, keep the rest)
300g castor sugar ~ i used between 200g - 250g castor sugar
1/8 tsp fine salt
200g rice flour
200g glutinous rice flour

Method:

Mix eggs and sugar together, stir with a wire whisk to mix well until sugar has dissolved.

Mix rice flour, glutinous rice flour and salt together, add in coconut milk, stir to mix well.

Slowly pour in flour mixture with egg mixture, whisk till well combined.  Strain the batter and let it rest for an hour.

While batter is resting, prepare the charcoal grill at least 15 minutes before start making.

The fire has to moderate and consistent as to get even colour of love letters.

Lightly grease the kuih kapit mould with cooking oil (if you use old kuih kapit mould, you can omit this step), heat up the moulds over the charcoal grill.

When the mould re sufficiently heat up, pour a ladleful of batter onto the mould.

Close the mould tightly and bake over charcoal fire.

Trim the run-offs from the batter with a butter knife.

Flip another side over fire as to get even colour.  Time to time check the doneness.

When golden, remove and immediately fold into a quarters.  Press lightly with a tin cover to lever the surface.

You can also choose to roll up the love letters if desired.

Cool and store in an air-tight container or tin.