Lotus Paste Sesame Balls
Glutinous rice dough wrapped around a lotus seed paste filling, rolled in sesame seeds, and deep-fried to make this classic sweet treat.
Ingredients
glutinous rice flour
300 g
water
150 g
sugar
55 g
wheat starch
40 g
boiling water
30 g
lard
55 g
lotus paste
300 g
raw sesame seeds
300 g
Instructions
1
Step 1
Combine all Group A ingredients and knead until smooth; pour boiling water into the wheat starch to gelatinize it, then add the mixture to the Group A ingredients and knead together. Finally, add the lard and knead until the surface is smooth to form the glutinous rice wrapper dough.
2
Step 2
Divide the glutinous rice wrapper dough from Step 1 into small portions of approximately 30g each, flatten each portion into a round disc by hand, then wrap roughly 20g of lotus paste filling inside and roll into a ball. Repeat this process until all ingredients are used up.
3
Step 3
Moisten the surface of the lotus paste balls from Step 2 with water, roll them evenly in the raw sesame seeds, then squeeze gently to secure the coating and set aside.
4
Step 4
Heat oil in a wok to 150°C, add the sesame-coated balls from Step 3, fry until the surface turns golden brown, then remove and drain excess oil.
