Yuan Xiao is sometimes called Tang Yuan but they are actually different! For Lantern Festival, you want to have yuan xiao to mark the end of a cold winter! It's the first day of spring and let's celebrate!
Author: Jeff Kang
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 3 ppl
Ingredients
1 cup of raw black sesame seeds
¼ cup of unsalted butter
¼ cup of sugar
¼ tsp of salt
4 cups of glutinous rice flour
Instructions
Take 1 cups of black sesame, slowly dry roast in a pan without oil at low heat until aromatic
Put in blender and blend until oily
Add in ¼ cup of sugar and ¼ cup of melted butter
Blend until smooth, mix occasionally during the process to ensure even blending
Store in refrigerator until it stiffen. This is your sesame paste
Take out the sesame paste, roll into 1” diameter balls
Store in refrigerator again, keep cool before making
Take a dry pan with depth, pour in at least 1 cups of glutinous rice flour
Drop in sesame paste balls, shake until it’s covered with flour evenly
Put flour-covered balls in sifter, sift off excess flour
Dip into a water bath for 1 second and take out. Drain until no water is dripping
Toss back into pan, shake until it’s covered with flour again.
Repeat the process about 8 times until the diameter of the balls is about 1½”
Cook in boil water for about 5 min
Ready to serve
Recipe by It's My Dish at https://itsmydish.com/yuan-xiao/