Main Ingredients:
Purple sweet potato: 1; Glutinous rice flour: as needed; Sticky rice flour: as needed; Red bean paste: as needed.
Additional Ingredients:
Milk: as needed.
Taste: Sweet; Cooking Method: Steaming; Time: 1 hour; Difficulty: Moderate.
Detailed Steps for Making Purple Sweet Potato Red Bean Cake
Steam, boil, or bake the purple sweet potato until cooked, then peel it.
Break the purple sweet potato into pieces and put them in a food processor, then add some milk.
Blend into a smooth purple sweet potato milkshake.
Add an equal amount of glutinous rice flour and sticky rice flour to the purple sweet potato milkshake, adjusting the amount based on the dryness/wetness.
Stir with chopsticks until lumpy.
Knead into a smooth dough, then let it rest for a while.
Roll the red bean paste into small balls.
Divide the purple sweet potato dough into equal portions and roll them into rounds.
Take a portion of the purple sweet potato dough, flatten it, and place red bean paste in the center.
Fold the edges towards the center, enclosing the filling, and seal tightly.
Brush a thin layer of oil inside the mooncake mold.
Place the prepared purple sweet potato red bean cake balls into the mooncake mold.
Press firmly, then remove from the mold.
Steam all the prepared purple sweet potato red bean cakes in a steamer.
Steam over high heat for 20 minutes until cooked.
Transfer to a plate and serve.
