Tuesday, 13 October 2015

steamed pumpkin fatt goh / cake 南瓜发糕


First time using this recipe to make pumpkin fatt goh / cake. Main purpose is to use my pumpkin which already laying in the fridge for few days. The fatt goh turn out to be very nice orangey colour and soft.

I also added some raisins into the dough to makes it looks not so plain to eat. I think it will be very presentable to giving as prayer food and a replacement for normal fatt goh. As it is more tasty to eat and the orangey colour looks like a very "ong" colour! (in chinese means very prosperous colour)

The texture of this fatt goh is like a softer "mi gu", steam bun and is about 3 inches height. My family loves the taste of the pumpkin, it is like a big steam bun (mi gu). It was a fun experiment and is a easiest way to make fatt goh!

 

ingredients: (make 1 x 9" round cake)

220g pumpkin
60g fine sugar
230g all purpose flour
1 tsp instant yeast
some raisins
  1. cut pumpkin into small pieces, steam until soft about 15 minutes (easiest method, I put it on my rice cooker to steam the pumpkin while cooking rice. Take out only when rice is cooked)
  2. drain the steamed pumpkin, discard away the water
  3. in a mixing bowl, add in all purpose flour, sugar & yeast, mix well
  4. add in cooled pumpkin & raisins, use a spatula to mix well, the dough will be very sticky
  5. covered the dough, let rest for 20 minutes
  6. use a rice cooker steamer tray (tray with holes), cut a parchment paper to the size of the tray, grease the sides with oil or butter, set aside
  7. turn out the dough onto a dusted working surface, dust the top of the dough as well, knead the dough to become not sticky on the outside, just few knead will do. Purpose is to have a smooth surface dough but inside of the dough is still very wet & sticky
  8. put the dough into the steamer tray, dust your hand with some flour & flatten the dough with your palm
  9. rest & let fermented for 1 hour or double in size
  10. direct steam from cool water for 25 minutes in high heat
  11. uncover the steamer lid for another 2 minutes after 25 minutes to prevent shrinking
  12. turn out the fatt goh / cake from steamer tray & let cool on wired cooling rack

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