Ashley came home for Spring break over the weekend. I decided we should celebrate a belated Lantern Festival (Yuan Xiao, 元宵)with special homemade dumplings. I really meant to make 擂沙汤圆, but the filling did not turn out runny as I had expected. I decided to disguise it as no-fry 煎堆; tastes healthy and awesome without the oil! Another happy discovery from my cooking adventure 🙂
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 10 – 15 mins
- Makes 16 dumplings
Ingredients
(A) Black Sesame Filling
- 120g black sesame powder
- 50g sugar
- 4 Tbsp butter, melted
(B) Dough
- 180g sweet glutinous rice flour
- 12g tapioca starch
- 12g wheat starch
- 60g granulated sugar
- 150ml water
- 1 1/2 Tbsp canola oil
(C) Peanut Coating
- 100g peanuts, coarsely grounded
- 25g white sesame seeds, roasted
- 30g sugar
Directions
To prepare peanut coating
- Mix all ingredients and set aside.
To prepare black sesame filling
- Mix all ingredients until well blended.
- Divide into 16 portions and roll each portion into a ball.
- Keep in refrigerator until dough is ready.
To prepare the dough
- Sieve glutinous flour, tapioca starch, and wheat starch into a large mixing bowl.
- Stir in melted butter and water and knead into smooth dough.
- Divide into 16 portions and roll each portion into a ball.
To prepare the dumplings
- Flatten each dough ball into a round disc with your finger tips and place a sesame ball in the middle. Wrap the filling with the dough and roll into a smooth ball with your palms, sealing the filling well. Repeat to get all 16 dumplings ready.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil.
- Add dumplings to the boiling water; maintain the temperature to keep the water at a rolling-boil. Stir occasionally to prevent dumplings from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Boil until the dumplings float to the surface, continue boiling for another 5 minutes.
- Scoop the dumplings out with a slotted spoon and roll the dumpling in the peanut coating.
- Enjoy.
Wow, love the pic! Must be yummy as well!
Thanks Elaine. Turned out better than I thought. Ashley gave thumbs up.