Recipe

Crispy Baked Gau

Name: Crispy Baked Gau
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups milk; 1 (16 ounce) box sweet rice flour (mochiko); 1 ½ cups white sugar; 1 cup canola oil; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3 large eggs, beaten; ½ (18.75 ounce) can sweetened red bean paste; 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

This rice cake is a sweet dessert made with glutinous rice flour (also called sweet rice flour) and red bean paste. The recipe was given to me by my Chinese sister-in-law. It has a firm custard-like texture, which is different for many Western palates and is a favorite of my family.

Prep 15mCook 55mTotal 70mServes 24

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Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
2
Mix together milk, rice flour, sugar, canola oil, and baking powder in a large bowl until combined. Stir in beaten eggs until incorporated. Pour mixture into the prepared baking pan.
3
Drop small spoonfuls of red bean paste into batter, 1 to 2 inches apart; make sure red bean paste is covered by batter. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

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