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Gyeongdan (경단) – Sweet Filled Rice Balls
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Gyeongdan (경단) – Sweet Filled Rice Balls
Laura Chen
4
20 minutes
30 minutes
200
Korean
Dessert
Gyeongdan are traditional Korean rice balls filled with sweet bean paste and rolled in a mixture of shredded coconut and black sesame. They are a popular dessert and snack, especially during the Korean harvest festival, Chuseok.
Ingredients
- 200 g glutinous rice flour
- 240 ml water, boiling
- 1 pinch of salt
- 200 g red bean paste
- 50 g shredded coconut
- 1 tbsp black sesame seeds
Instructions
- Mix the glutinous rice flour and salt in a large bowl.
- Slowly add the boiling water to the flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon.
- Once the mixture has cooled, knead it with your hands into a smooth dough.
- Divide the dough into equal pieces and shape them into balls.
- Flatten each ball and put a teaspoon of red bean paste in the center.
- Pull the edges of the dough together over the filling and shape it into a ball again.
- Steam the balls in a steamer basket over boiling water for 20 minutes.
- Roll the steamed balls in a mixture of shredded coconut and black sesame.
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