Sticky Rice Cake with Red Bean Paste

Name: Sticky Rice Cake with Red Bean Paste
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2¼ cups (250 g) glutinous rice flour (also called sweet rice flour), plus more for dusting; 2¼ cups (250 g) glutinous rice flour (also called sweet rice flour), plus more for dusting; 1½ cups (420 g) red Bean Paste; ½ cup (65 g) toasted sesame seeds; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Preparation info

Yield
12
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Chinese Homestyle

By Maggie Zhu

Published 2022

About

This sticky rice cake is crispy on the outside with a gooey texture on the inside, making for a delightful mouthfeel. You will smell the toasted sesame seeds from afar, and the sweet and moist red bean paste will melt in your mouth so quickly that you won’t be able to resist devouring the whole cake.

Ingredients

2¼ cups (250 g) glutinous rice flour (also called sweet rice flour), plus more for dusting
1½ cups

Asia
China
Cake
Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Place the rice flour in a large bowl. Measure out 1 cup (240 ml) of water. Slowly add the water into the flour in four or five pours, stirring with a fork until the water is fully incorporated with the flour. There should be no dry flour left and the resulting dough should be soft but not runny. Use your hand to press and knead the dough a few times, until the texture be