Super Easy Red Sugar Baked Rice Cake (Mala Gao)
Hongtang (Guangdong people often call it mala gao) is a pastry made with red sugar.
Girls often eat some red sugar for beauty and health, and it's sweeter than white sugar, so it won't make you fat. Mala gao can be eaten as a main dish and as a snack. Adding red sugar not only makes it look beautiful, but also has a unique flavor.
Today, let's teach you how to make red sugar mala gao at home. The production method is simple and foolproof, and you don't even need an oven. You only need flour and red sugar to make mala gao that is fluffy and fragrant with a rich date flavor. Come and learn it!
Ingredients: 300g flour, 100g red sugar, 5g yeast, 300g water, dates as needed
Instructions:
1. Melt the red sugar in hot water.
After the red sugar water cools slightly, add the yeast powder. The water temperature cannot exceed 40 degrees, or the yeast will be killed.
2. Mix the red sugar and yeast water with flour to make a relatively thin batter.
Pour the batter into the mold, cover with plastic wrap, and let it ferment to twice its original size in about an hour.
3. Cut the dates in half and remove the kernels. Evenly arrange the dates on top of the batter.
4. Pour water into a pot and steam for 30 minutes. Don't open the lid during steaming. Let it sit for a little while after turning off the heat.
This red sugar mala gao has simple ingredients and a simple method. The finished product is fluffy and fragrant with a rich date flavor. Try it now!
