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| Fried Sesame Mochi Balls with Sweet Bean Filling 芝麻球 |
#1: Sesame Sponge Cake
Instructions:
1 batch of genoise sponge cake
1 batch of cake syrup (made with erythritol, stevia, or xylitol)
a few drops of sesame oil
Simply add a few drops of sesame oil (which is very strong stuff) to your cake syrup until it starts smelling like sesame, and then soak the genoise with it.
#2: Sweet Red Bean Paste
1 batch of homemade red bean paste sweetened with your choice of sweetener
Either fill small molds with the paste and then freeze before removing, or spread the paste in between layers of cake.
#3: Sesame Tuile Cookies
1 batch of tuile dough1/4-1/2 cup of sesame seeds, depending on how much you like them
a few drops of sesame oil
Mix in a few drops of sesame oil, and then the amount of sesame seeds you like into the tuile dough until fully combined, then continue with baking directions to make tuile cookies.
photo credits:
Sesame Ball closeup
Fried sesame balls with sweet sesame filling AUD1.50 each - close-up - Mandarin Delights, Clayton via photopin (license)
Fresh sesame balls
芝麻球 & 蕃薯球
via photopin (license)