Traditional Bahulu from Malaysia, Country Full of Cultures

Bahulu is one of Malaysian traditional food that is very popular especially when it's Eid or any Malay ceremonies. Nowadays, bahulu can be found in most Sunday markets at any time because of its high demand.

There are three types of bahulu, which is; bahulu cermai, layered bahulu, and bahulu roll.

Bahulu cermai

One of the varied version of layered bahulu cake

Traditional bahulu roll

It is rather easy to make this traditional food. It just costs you some eggs, flour, castor sugar, ghee or cooking oil. If you're making layered bahulu or bahulu roll, they usually just add up jam or kaya to spread.

Here's the recipe for making bahulu cake:

10 grade A eggs, 380 grams of castor sugar, 1 teaspoon of rose essence. (Rose essence can heightened the original bahulu scent), 200 grams of wheat flour and a quarter tablespoon of baking powder.

First, beat the eggs and sugar until they're light and fluffy. Next, sift the flour and baking powder into the mixture. Mix thoroughly with a spatula.

1st Tip: Before baking them, grease the tins and heat it in the oven for 10 minutes to prevent them from sticking.

2nd Tip: Heat the sugar in the oven until it's warm. These will make the bahulu last long.

3rd Tip: Toast the flour in the oven for a while to make the bahulu light and fluffy when they're finished.

Now, the last process is; bake for 220 degree Celsius until the bahulu turns golden brown. The bahulu could be even nicer if the oven's fan is turned off because it could decrease the size of the bahulu.