Classic Dessert: Butter Rice Cake
When I was a kid, my grandma would always make golden and soft rice cakes for Chinese New Year, but this year I added a new twist to it - butter! The rich butter blended into the soft and glutinous rice cakes is so delicious! Come and try my "Butter Rice Cake" recipe!
Ingredients Needed and Substitutions
To make delicious butter rice cake, you need the following ingredients:
Eggs: provide stickiness and firmness to the dough, and increase the taste and eggy flavor.
Sugar: For flavoring and sweetening.
Butter: Provides buttery flavor, increases mouthfeel and lubricity.
Room temperature milk: increases the milky flavor and taste of the rice cake.
Glutinous rice flour: the main ingredient for making rice cakes.
Milk powder: increases milk flavor and taste.
Substitutes:
Milk powder : If you don’t have milk powder, you can try using fresh milk or cream instead.
Are rice cakes actually healthy?
Rice cake itself is relatively healthy. As a traditional food, it is mainly made of glutinous rice and is rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, as well as various vitamins and trace elements, such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium and other ingredients. Eating it in moderation can compensate for the body's nutrition. However, rice cake is relatively high in calories and takes some time to digest, so the amount should be controlled when eating.
Tips for Success
Prepare the ingredients well: Make sure all ingredients are ready and weighed accurately. Especially milk, use room temperature milk, avoid using refrigerated milk which will cause the batter temperature to be too low and affect subsequent operations.
Butter should be handled properly: Butter needs to be softened to room temperature in advance, so that it is easier to mix with eggs and sugar to form a smooth batter. Avoid butter that is too hard and causes uneven mixing.
Mix the batter evenly: After mixing the eggs, sugar and softened butter, stir thoroughly to ensure that there are no granular substances. When adding glutinous rice flour and milk powder, stir slowly to avoid lumps in the batter.
Add the right amount of milk: Add the milk to the batter in batches, stirring thoroughly after each addition to ensure the batter is of moderate consistency. Avoid adding too much milk at once, which will make the batter too thin.
The heat should be moderate: When baking butter rice cake, the temperature should be controlled to avoid overheating, which will cause the surface of the rice cake to solidify too quickly while the inside is not cooked.
INGREDIENTS
Main Ingredients
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·120g Glutinous rice flour
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·210g Room temperature milk
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·1 piece egg
Accessories
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·35g granulated sugar
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·20g butter
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·20g milk powder
COOKING STEP
Step 1
Beat an egg into a bowl, add 35g of sugar and mix well.
Step 2
Then add 20g butter and 210g room temperature milk and stir evenly until emulsified.
Step 3
Then add 120g glutinous rice flour and 20g milk powder, mix well and filter with a sieve.
Step 4
Take out the mold, brush a layer of softened butter, and pour in the rice cake paste.
Step 5
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake for 35 minutes.
How to Store Butter Rice Cake
If you have just made the butter rice cake and have not eaten it yet, you can wait for it to cool completely, wrap it with plastic wrap or a fresh-keeping bag, and put it in the refrigerator. It can be kept for 2-3 days.
If you want to store it for a longer time, you can put the butter rice cake in a fresh-keeping bag, squeeze out the air, tie the bag tightly, and then put it in the freezer. It can be kept for about a month. However, the rice cake will become harder after freezing. When you eat it, you can take it out and thaw it naturally, heat it in a microwave or oven for 3-5 minutes, or steam it in a pot for a while to restore its soft and glutinous taste.
Recipe Variations
Caramel Banana Butter Rice Cake: Place sliced bananas on the surface of the rice cake, sprinkle with caramel, and bake together. It is sweet but not greasy.
Oreo Butter Rice Cake: Oreo cookie crumbs are mixed into the rice cake to create a unique cookie flavor.
Coconut milk tea butter rice cake: Add shredded coconut and black tea powder to give the rice cake a light coconut and tea aroma.
Serving Suggestions
Recommended pairing
Coffee: A cup of latte or American coffee is a perfect match with butter rice cake. The bitterness of coffee can neutralize the sweetness of rice cake. After tasting the sweet and soft rice cake, take a sip of coffee, the rich taste is like the taste buds dancing.
Tea: Whether it is fragrant green tea, strong black tea or fragrant flower tea, they are all suitable. For example, the freshness of green tea can alleviate the greasiness of rice cakes, making you feel refreshed with every bite. The aroma of flower tea can add a different flavor to rice cakes.
Honey: Drizzle a little honey on the rice cake. The sweetness of honey can make the rice cake taste richer and more moisturizing.
Serving Suggestions
Temperature: Butter rice cake tastes best when eaten hot, when the aroma of butter and the softness of rice cake blend perfectly. If it cools down, you can fry it in a pan over low heat or heat it slightly in the microwave.
How to taste: Take a small bite to feel the crispy outside and soft inside of the rice cake, then chew slowly to appreciate the buttery aroma and the rich flavors of other ingredients. If it is served with sauce, taste the mixture of the sauce and the rice cake first, it is awesome!
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