Ingredients
20 red Chinese dates
500g glutinous rice flour
5 slabs brown sugar (peen tong)
400ml water
1 tsp vegetable oil
2 large eggs
Cooking Method
Step 1
Place dates in a bowl and cover with boiling water, allow to soak for 10 minutes and when dates are soft chop or blitz in a food processor.
Step 2
Bring half the water to a boil and add the slab sugar, reduce heat and bubble gently to melt sugar.
Step 3
Allow sugar syrup to cool and add cold water to make up to 400ml.
Step 4
Place glutinous rice flour and chopped dates into a bowl, add sugar syrup and mix well.
Step 5
Pour into an oiled cake tin and cook in a steamer for 1 hour, allow cake to cool completely and refrigerate overnight.
Step 6
Slice cake into 1cm slices, dip into beaten egg and fry in a non stick frying pan until slices turn brown.
