Apam Harum Manis

Apam Harum Manis / Apam met Zoete Aroma

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'Apam Harum Manis' is een soort van gestoomde spons taart gegarneerd met plakjes banaan. Zoals de naam al doet vermoeden, het betekent letterlijk 'zoete aroma'. Dankzij de geur van de caramel-achtige palm suiker en het aangename aroma van de gestoomde banaan.

Harum Manis

Recept van Siti Mastura - Resipi Pesta Perut 2002.

Ingrediënten: (Maakt ongeveer 50 stukken)
300g palmsuiker
350ml water
50g boter
3 eieren
200g suiker
350g bloem
1/2 theelepel bakpoeder
1 theelepel bakpoeder
1/4 theelepel zout
1 eetlepel vanille-essence
Bananen - gesneden in ongeveer 1/2 cm dik

Ingredients: (Makes around 50 pieces)

300g palm sugar 

350ml water

1 pandan leaf (optional) 

50g butter

3 eggs

200g sugar

350g plain flour

1/2 tsp baking powder 

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 tbsp vanilla essence

Bananas - sliced about 1/2 cm thick 

Method:
- Combine palm sugar and water in a pot & boil over medium heat until the palm sugar dissolves.  
   Add in the butter and stir well. Leave to cool completely.
- Put the plain flour, baking powder,  baking soda & salt in a bowl.
- Beat eggs & sugar until light & fluffy. Fold in the flour.
- Pour the palm syrup a little at a time. Stir until well blended.
- Prepare the steamer & grease the mould with oil/butter.
- Pour the batter into the mould until 3/4 full. Top with sliced bananas.
- Steam for 15-20 minutes.
- Leave to cool completely & remove cakes from moulds.

About Me

Mijn naam is Rozilah en ik kom uit Singapore....

I moved to The Netherlands in 2013. Since then, I attended school and various activities in order to learn Dutch and immerse myself in the community. 

After getting my staatexamens diploma in May 2015, I realized that it was not easy getting into the job market here. I am not able to teach in a local primary school as my level of Dutch is inadequate. As I still feel home in a school, I did voluntary work in 2 schools - librarian and 'overblijfmedewerker'. (I was a primary school teacher with 13+ years experience in Singapore.)

So then how did I get myself into 'food'? My friends back in Singapore were curious if I had 'gone Dutch' - eating boerenkool, witloof, stamppot...

From there, 'FoodCulture' was created in August 2015. It was just to show that I can still cook Malay food/dishes here! In the meantime, my husband has been bringing food from home and his colleagues complimented at how tasty Malay food is and suggested that I could sell Malay food. I didn't really take their call seriously then and thought that they were just being polite. :)

In 2016, I wanted to venture further. In May, it was the first time I set up a stall/table in an 'International Food Fair' in Amersfoort with the help of my husband. I was excited to introduce and share authentic Malay food to the Dutch but was also skeptical. At the end of the day, I was pleasantly surprised that they were receptive to Malay food! 

I started re-thinking about my logo and name and so 'Malay Spice' was created. I hope that the locals are game enough to try simple Malay food at home and discover the rich flavours. 

* Do follow my Facebook page too (https://www.facebook.com/MaleisEten/) for events. 

Thank you.