Name: Chinese-Style Sesame Filled Sweet Dumplings
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 100 g roasted sesame seeds, ground fine; 60 g caster sugar; 40 g butter or cold-pressed sesame oil, softened; 200 g glutinous rice flour; 160 ml warm water, for the dough; 1 teaspoon a splash of oil, for the water; 1 a steamer basket or wide pot, for boiling; 1 a small tray, for chilling the filling

Before you cook

The filling is chilled and rolled into firm balls before wrapping. Soft filling is nearly impossible to seal cleanly inside the wrapper dough.

Sealing has to be complete, with no visible seam or thin patch. Any weak point in the wrapper is exactly where a dumpling bursts open in the simmering water.

Method

Mix the ground sesame, sugar and softened butter into a firm paste.
Roll the paste into small balls and chill them until firm, about thirty minutes.
Combine the glutinous rice flour with the warm water into a smooth dough.
Knead briefly until the dough is soft, pliable and free of cracks.
Divide the dough into pieces slightly larger than the chilled filling balls.
Flatten each piece and place a filling ball in the centre.
Gather the edges up and around, pinching firmly to seal completely.
Roll gently between your palms until perfectly smooth and round.
Bring a pot of water to a gentle boil and drop the dumplings in.
Cook until they float and then a further two minutes, then serve warm in their broth.

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