Name: Lipardo’s Puto Seko
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: All-purpose flour 1 cup; Sugar 1/3 cup; Baking powder 1/2 tsp; Cornstarch 1 cup; Butter 1/4 cup; Milk 1/2 cup; Eggs 1; Salt ½ dash

Cuisine:

Ingredients

1 cup All-purpose flour
1/3 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Baking powder
1 cup Cornstarch
light
1/4 cup Butter
softened
1/2 cup Milk
powdered
1 Eggs
½ dash Salt

Lipardo’s Puto Seko

This is my family’s recipe for Filipino Puto Seko. Puto Seko is a type of powdery cookie, traditionally made from corn flour. The well known Puto’ are usually steamed whereas these cookies are baked, giving meaning to its name translated as “dry Puto.”

Served either as a cookie cake on its own, or as an accompaniment to many other Asian savory dishes, these are a popular favorite all over Asia, not just in the Philippines and now you can make them popular in your home too!

To make Puto Seko, you will need the following ingredients:

So, how to make Puto Seko?

Steps to make Lipardo’s Puto Seko

1	Preheat oven and prepare a baking sheet	5
Preheat oven to 350 °F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
2	Combine all the ingredients	2
In a bowl, stir together the flour, white sugar, baking powder, corn starch, butter, powdered milk, egg and salt. Knead together to make a soft dough.
3	Divide the dough into portions	3
Divide the dough into 12 portions. Roll each portion into a ball and flatten the top, slightly. Place on the baking sheet, 1 inch apart.
4	Bake	10
Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 mins until light brown.
5	Cool and store	30m
Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Now it’s your turn to experiment with this traditional recipe! Top your oriental cookies with cheese, butter, hard boiled eggs, meat or even freshly grated coconut! Let us know which is your favorite and tag #cookmerecipes in your own posts!

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.