happy yuan xiao festival ~ black sesame peanut marble dumplings 元宵节吃黑芝麻花生玻璃汤圆

and on monday, 2.22, we celebrate the last day of the chinese new year… what about some homemade dumplings?
2.22 又见元宵节。。。祝愿大家团团圆圆继续过个好肥年哈！

ingredients 

dough
200g glutinous rice flour (divided into 40g + 160g)
130g water (divided into 30g + 100g)
1 tbsp green tea powder
1 tbsp dark cocoa powder

filling
180g fried black sesame
30g ground peanut (NOT peanut powder)
130ml coconut oil
90g coconut nectar sugar (light brown sugar ok)

食材

面团
糯米粉 200克（分成 40克＋160克）
水 130克（分成 30克＋100克）
绿茶粉 1大匙
超黑可可粉 1大匙

内馅
熟黑芝麻 180克
花生碎 30克（不是花生粉哈！）
椰子油 130毫升
椰子花糖 90克（黄糖 OK）

Directions/做法

prepare filling
place sugar and black sesame seed in blender
blend till fine
事先准备内馅
糖和黑芝麻倒入搅拌器、搅拌至细状

add in ground peanut
加入花生碎

mix well
拌匀

pour in coconut oil and mix well
倒入椰子油、拌匀

scoop mixture into blender and blend till you get a paste
黑芝麻糊勺入搅拌器、搅拌成糊

chill paste for a few hours, or till firm
you should be able to scoop it using an ice cream scoop
黑芝麻糊冷藏数小时直到凝固
凝固后的黑芝麻糊可以用冰淇淋勺勺出小球

the easiest way to shape the filling is by using cling wrap
place 12g of filling onto cling wrap
分割整形内馅最简单的方式是运用保鲜膜
保鲜膜勺上 12克内馅

then wrap it up and twist into a ball
用保鲜膜裹紧

ta-da
chill if you feel the filling is beginning to feel oily
当当！口以啦。。如果觉得内馅油腻，冷藏备用

prepare dough
mix 40g flour with 30g water
divide into 4 flat disc
制做面团
40克糯米粉加入 30克水
分割成 4份面片

cook them in a pot of boiling water
放入热水中煮熟

remove once they float onto surface
面片浮至水面时即可捞起

add this to the remaining 160g flour
将其加入剩余的 160克糯米粉

pour in water bit by bit
mix initially with spatula as the cooked dough may be too hot to handle
慢慢加入剩余的水
先用刮刀搅拌

knead everything into a dough and divide into 3 equal portions
待面片没那么烫手时用手将面团搓揉成团、分割成三等份

sift green tea powder into one portion and knead evenly
一份筛入绿茶粉、搓匀

similarly, sift cocoa powder into another portion and knead evenly
另一份面团筛入可可粉、揉匀

roll all the dough into a flat sheet measuring 17 x 11cm
三份面团擀成 17 x 11厘米面片

then stack them together
叠放在一起

roll out once again and divide dough into half
再次擀开、分割成两半

stack one half on top of the other
将其中一份叠到另一份面片上

turn dough 90 degrees
面团转 90度

roll out once again into a 22 x 13cm sheet
擀成 22 x 13厘米面片

roll dough up using cling wrap
用保鲜膜将面团卷起

divide in 18-20g per portion
分割成 18-20克面团

flatten one portion
将一份面团压平

and wrap filling into it
包上一份内馅

seal seams well
封口捏紧

place it seam side down
朝下

place dumplings into a pot of boiling water
汤圆放入烧开的水

and scoop out once they float to the surface
飘至水面后捞起

place into a bowl of room temperature water to stop the cooking process
放入一盆装着室温水的容器中

serve and enjoy!
享用咯

Personal notes/温馨小贴士:

– dough makes 18 servings of dumpling. you will have extra filling ~ keep it to make steam buns
面团份量可做 18颗汤圆。这次内馅份量较多～可留着做包子

• if you do not have fried black sesame, you can pan fry 180g black sesame till they are aromatic
  如果家中木有黑芝麻，可直接将 180克黑芝麻干锅炒香

元宵节快乐哈。。。
Happy Yuan Xiao Festival…