Red Bean Tapioca Dessert Food

BAKED CRISPY TAPIOCA PUDDING 脆皮西米焗布甸

Steps:

• Combine 100g cake flour with ¼ tsp baking powder and 1/8 tsp baking soda in a bowl. Mix well and set aside
• Place 50g of unsalted butter in a mixing bowl. Add 50g of sugar. Mix well. I find that using your hands to blend is quick and effective
• Add 1 egg yolk to the butter mixture and mix well
• Add the cake flour mixture, mix well and form into a ball
• Put it in-between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and press with your hands or roll with a rolling pin until it can cover the baking pan that you'll be using I used a 9.5" pie plate
• Place in the refrigerator to set for 45 minutes
• In a non-stick pan, on medium heat, add 15g butter, 60g black sesame powder and 4 tbsp sugar.
• Stir and mix into a paste
• Add 2 tbsp milk
• Cook for approx. 5 minutes
• Remove from heat and set aside
• Bring a pot of water to a boil
• Add 100g of tapioca pearls, boil for 1 minute using a timer. Turn off heat and cover with a lid. Wait for 15 minutes
• After 15 minutes, check if tapioca is cooked (it's cooked when they turn completely transparent). If you still see white in the pearls, put the cover back on and wait for another 5 minutes
• Drain tapioca in a colander and rinse with cold water
• Submerse the tapioca in cold water until ready to use to prevent clumping
• Combine 1 whole egg and 2 egg yolks in a mixing bowl and add 2 tbsp sugar. Whisk until smooth
• Add 30g corn starch and whisk until smooth. Set aside
• In a sauce pan, add 250ml of milk and add 3 tbsp sugar. The sugar will help prevent scorching
• Bring the milk to a boil and pour ¼ of it into the egg mixture. Mix quickly until smooth
• Add the rest of the milk to the egg mixture. Mix until smooth
• Pour the egg mixture into the sauce pan
• Turn heat on medium-high
• Whisk vigorously until mixture thickens and is smooth. Turn off heat. Shamefully, I have never been able to make the custard completely smooth. I don't think I whisk fast enough. This recipe is very forgiving though. Once you add the tapioca, you won't notice any lumps.
• Add 1 tsp vanilla extract and 20g unsalted butter. Mix well
• Drain the tapioca pearls. Shake off excess water and pour into the custard. Mix well
• Scoop half of the tapioca custard and spread it evenly on the bottom of the pie pan
• Spread the black sesame paste on top of the tapioca custard It may be difficult to spread since the custard is soft so you may want to add dollops of the black sesame paste instead
• Cover with the remaining half of the tapioca custard. Spread it out evenly
• Take the crispy topping out of the fridge, unwrap the plastic wrap and place it on top
• Beat 1 egg and brush egg onto the top of the crust
• Bake at 200˚C or 400˚F for 20 minutes
• Let cool for 5 minutes before serving

CHINESE SWEET RED BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine water and beans in a large pot, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to simmer, cook uncovered till beans are tender (about 2 hours?).
• Add lotus seed and sugar (plus tapioca and rice balls if you choose to), cook until soup thickens a little and lotus seeds are tender, but not mushy (20 minutes).
• Add vanilla, serve hot for a perfect winter dessert, or you can let the soup cool down, then add ice.
• With this basic recipe, you can take out all the beans, increase the amount of lotus seeds and have a lotus seeds sweet soup instead.