Coconut Rice (Mochi-Bibinka) Philippines

Posting this for ZWT II Asia Taken from Asian Cooking web site. Most ingredients can be purchased at an Asian Grocery Store.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 45
• Yields: 45 squares

Ingredients

• 5 1⁄2 cups  mochi rice
• 1 (12 ounce) can coconut milk, frozen thawed
• 1 (16 ounce) package dark brown sugar, packed

Directions

1. Rinse rice and cook in rice cooker. In saucepan combine coconut milk and 1 1/4 cups of the brown sugar. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened, about 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Put cooked rice into a large bowl. Reserving 1/2 cup of coconut mixture, stir remainder and remaining brown sugar evenly into hot rice. Put into pans that are prepared by greasing them. Top with reserved 1/2 cup of coconut milk mixture. Bake for 20 minutes the broil for 5 minutes to set topping. Cut into small pieces.