03 Aug Chinese Steamed Pumpkin and Red Dates Cake
Why not eat some plant based Chinese steamed pumpkin and red date cake?
Chinese Steamed Pumpkin and Red Dates Cake
Course: MainCuisine: AsianDifficulty: EasyServings
8
servingsPrep time
1
hour15
minutesCooking time
35
minutesIngredients
1 pumpkin ( steamed to get 400g pumpkin puree)
1 egg
5 g yeast
20 g white sugar
10 g gula melaka
400 g all purpose flour + 1 tsp salt
200 ml warm water
Chinese red dates, pitted and sliced
Vegetable oil and sesame seeds
Directions
- Remove skin and seeds of the pumpkin and steam. Mash to get 400g of puree.
- Once puree is cooled. Mix with egg yeast and gula melaka.
- Add in flour and water and mix till you get a thick paste. Leave to rise for 45 mins.
- Grease a 9 inch round cake pan and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Pour the deflated bread mixture into the pan and spread a thin layer of oil on the surface. Lleave to rise till its double its original size, around 30 mins.
- Arrange sliced dates and sprinkle some sesame seeds on the surface of the cake and place in a steamer. Cover and bring water to a boil and steam for 30 mins. Turn off the heat and leave for another 5 mins.
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