Nian Gao (Baked Sticky Rice Cake with Red Bean Paste)
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 500 g rice flour
- 191 g dark brown sugar
- 114 g granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 large eggs
- 2 1/2 cups 2% milk
- 1 cup avocado oil
- 414 g sweetened red bean paste
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Instructions
- Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and salt. If the brown sugar is clumpy, use your fingers to break it up.
- In a separate bowl or 8-cup liquid measuring cup, whisk together the eggs, milk, and oil until fully combined. I tend to use a large liquid measuring cup since I need to measure out the milk and oil and it allows me to pour it out into the batter easily.
- Pour the liquid mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients. Use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to mix the ingredients together.,If you start with the whisk, everything clumps up in the whisk. Switch over to a whisk once everything is mixed together, and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes.,The batter will look and feel like a slightly loose pancake batter.,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu
- Pour half of the batter, about 3 cups, into the prepared baking dish. Set the remaining batter aside, you’ll add the remaining batter later.,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu
- Bake until partially set, 12 to 15 minutes. The edges should look somewhat dry, but the center will still be damp. Carefully remove the pan from the oven.
- Dollop the bean paste in small spoonfuls (about 1/2 teaspoonfuls) all over the cake. Pour the remaining batter over the bean paste and return to the oven.,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu
- Bake until golden brown on the top and the cake springs back when pressed, another 40 to 45 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the cooking time. Sometimes the cake will puff up like a Dutch baby pancake and then fall as it cools.,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely in the pan. Let it rest for at least 4 hours. It’s very sticky and gooey if you cut it while it’s still hot. The longer it rests, the easier it is to handle.
- Cut into 2 or 3-inch pieces. Serve Nian Gao with tea, if you like.,Simply Recipes / Uyen Luu
Source
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