Pumpkin and Red Bean Paste Cakes
Crispy outside, tender inside, sweet and delicious, nutritious.
Pumpkin and Red Bean Paste Cakes are a traditional delicacy made with pumpkin and red bean paste as the main ingredients. They have a crispy exterior and tender interior, with a sweet and soft texture, making them suitable for people of all ages. Not only are they easy to make, but they also provide a variety of nutrients for children and the elderly, making them an indispensable dish on the table.
👉🏻Ingredients list⚠️
Pumpkin puree: 350g
Glutinous rice flour: 265g
All-purpose flour: 85g
Red bean paste: 360g
Yeast powder: 3g (optional, for added fluffiness)
👉🏻✨DIRECTIONS:
Prepare Pumpkin Puree: Peel and cut the pumpkin into chunks, steam until soft, and mash into puree.
Mix Dough: Combine glutinous rice flour and all-purpose flour, add pumpkin puree, and mix while adding, until a soft and moderate dough is formed. If you want to increase fluffiness, add yeast powder, mix well, and let it rest for 20 minutes.
Prepare Red Bean Paste Filling: Divide the red bean paste into small portions and roll into balls.
Wrap Filling: Divide the dough into small pieces, roll into balls, flatten, place the red bean paste in the center, seal tightly, and pat into thin cake shapes.
Cook: Preheat a frying pan, brush with a layer of oil, place the pumpkin cake dough, flip when the bottom is set and colored, flip repeatedly until both sides are golden brown, and remove from heat.
👉🏻✨TIPS
The nutritional content of pumpkin skin is rich, so some pumpkin skin can be retained and steamed together to mash into puree.
When cooking, the heat should not be too high to avoid the surface burning while the inside is not cooked.
👉🏻✨BENEFITS
Pumpkin and Red Bean Paste Cakes are not only delicious but also provide rich nutrients such as vitamin C, carotenoids, and dietary fiber for children and the elderly, helping to enhance immunity and promote digestion.
✨NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS:
Pumpkin: Rich in starch, protein, carotenoids, vitamins B and C, calcium, phosphorus, etc., which help enhance immunity, protect vision, and promote digestion.
Red beans: Rich in saponins, dietary fiber, and folic acid, with good diuretic, bowel-relaxing, blood pressure-lowering, and blood sugar-regulating effects.
