Tangyuan

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups glutinous rice flour
• Warm water as needed
• 1/2 cup black sesame paste
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp softened butter or lard
• 4 cups water with rock sugar and ginger

Steps

1. Mix sesame paste, sugar, and butter into a firm filling; chill until firm, then roll into small balls.
2. Knead glutinous rice flour with warm water into a smooth dough.
3. Wrap dough around each sesame filling ball, sealing completely.
4. Boil rock sugar and ginger in water to make a sweet syrup.
5. Drop rice balls into boiling water and cook until they float.
6. Serve the rice balls in bowls with the warm ginger syrup.