Steamed Rice Cake

Steamed Rice Cake

Measure all the ingredients. You can use some coconut milk to replace water. Melt your yeast with some water (around 35°C).Take around half of the rice flour and mix with boiling water. Cool down to room temperature and mix the left rice flour in the bowl.  Add yeast water. Combine everything really well.

Brush your steamers with some oil so that you can easily take the cake out without destroying the shape. Pour the batter to your steamers about 1/2 to 2/3 full.Cover with a large lid or plastic wrap and wait for fermentation. Steam for around 20 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice flour
• 1/2 cup sugar or as needed
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon instant yeast
• 2 tablespoons warm water
• Oil for brushing

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, mix instant yeast with warm water.
2. Take around half of the rice flour and mix with boiling water. Cool down to room temperature and mix the left rice flour in the bowl.
3. Add yeast water. Combine everything well.
4. Brush some oil on your container. Pour the batter to container around 2/3 full. Cover with a lid or plastic wrappers. Set aside until fermented to 100% full.
5. Set up the steamer and steam for 15 minutes to 20 minutes. You can use microwave to cook for 4 to 4 minutes with high fire.
6. Tips for steaming: turn off the fire and wait for around 5 minutes before lifting the lid so that the rice cake will not collapse.