Cenil: Javanese Pastry
Discover this traditional Javanese dessert made with cornstarch, sugar, and vanilla, colored red and green, and served with shredded coconut.
“Cenil is a traditional Javanese pastry, popular in the central and eastern regions. It is typically sold alongside other pastries such as klepon and getuk.”
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time30 min
- Cook time20 min
- Resting10 min
- Total1 hr
- DifficultyMedium
- Cooking methodcooked in water
Ingredients
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Directions
- Add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, mixed with 2 tablespoons of cold water, and then pour it into boiling water.
- Take the dough and mix until it reaches a thick consistency. ≈ 4 min
- Add the remaining flour, vanilla, and mix by hand until a smooth dough forms. ≈ 4 min
- Divide the dough into three parts, with two parts colored red and green. ≈ 3 min
- Shape all the pasta into balls about the size of a bowling ball. ≈ 10 min
- Boil 2 litres of water and add the pandan leaves.
- Cook the prepared dough balls, then remove them from the water when they float to the surface.
- Then, we drain the system. ≈ 2 min
- Arrange the croutons on shredded coconut, place them on a plate, and sprinkle with sugar. ≈ 2 min
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