Tang Yuan with Black Sesame Filling

Ingredients

Servings

2 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16

US / METRIC

Black Sesame Filling

140 g

Black Sesame Seeds

110 g

Powdered Confectioners Sugar

2 g

Salt

150 g

Unsalted Butter , melted

or Lard

Tang Yuan Dough

300 g

Sweet Glutinous Rice Flour

60 mL

Hot Water

180 mL

Cold Water

Cooking Instructions

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Step 1

Toast Black Sesame Seeds (140 g) in a pan or oven and then ground them into powder. Smaller particles can be accepted for the filling.

Step 2

In a bowl, mix black sesame powder with Salt (2 g) and Powdered Confectioners Sugar (110 g) .

Step 3

Pour Unsalted Butter (150 g) and mix well. Place in fridge for 1 hour until slightly hardened.

Step 4

Place the Sweet Glutinous Rice Flour (300 g) into a large bowl, add Water (60 mL) in the center and wait for 10 minutes. Then pour in the Water (180 mL) .

Step 5

Grasp to form a dough and keep kneading for a couple of minutes until smooth; shape the dough into a long log so that you can make similar pieces in the following step.

Step 6

Take one piece and shape it into a bowl, then scoop around 1/2-1 Tbsp of toasted black sesame filling into the center. Seal the rice dumpling completely and make it as round as possible.

Step 7

Put them in a large pot with water to cover them. Bring to a boil, and continue cooking for another 1-2 minutes after the tang yuans have floated to the surface.

Step 8

Scoop out together with the cooking liquid and serve with sugar, sweet osmanthus or syrup.