Author Notes
Delicious Chinese sweet dumplings, filled with a tasty mix of sesame and ginger. Traditionally for lantern festival but good to enjoy any time. —carolinescooking
Ingredients
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3/4 cup
glutinous rice flour
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6 tablespoons
water (for dough)
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4 tablespoons
crushed sesame seeds
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1 teaspoon
sugar
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2 teaspoons
crystalized ginger, finely chopped
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2 teaspoons
water (for filling)
Directions
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Mix the flour and water for the dough to make a smooth dough.
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Chop the ginger as small as possible and mix with the sesame, sugar and water for filling to form a paste.
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Divide the dough into eight equal pieces and flatten each one out into a circle around 2in/5cm across.
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Put a rounded teaspoon of the sesame paste in the middle of each piece of dough and press the paste together to hold tight.
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Carefully bring up the sides of the dough to join together round the filling. Once all joined, gently roll in floured hands to form a ball. Do this with all of the pieces of dough before cooking any.
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When ready to cook, bring a pan of water to the boil and add the balls of dough. Cook for a couple of minutes until they rise to the top then remove and serve, dusted with ground peanuts/almonds if you prefer.
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