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Rice Cake  
   CCTV.COM   2002-05-12 20:05:02   
    Most Chinese New Year dishes have names that sound like good or fortunate things, such as, fish (Yu) for abundance and New Year rice cake (Nian Gao) for advancement. The rising effect of the cake during baking symbolizes advancement (Gao Sheng), so it is no surprise that parents will urge their children to have Nian Gao during the Chinese New Year. Below is the recipe for the Chinese Rice Cake or Nian Gao. Try it and may you have advancement year after year (Nian Nian Gao Sheng)!!!

    Ingredients

    1 lb. glutinous rice flour

    1 tsp. baking soda

    2 cups sugar

    3 eggs

    1 tbs vanilla extract

    2.5 cups milk

    0.3 cup vegetable oil

    Procedures

    1. Beat eggs with sugar, and slowly add glutinous rice flour and milk.

    2. Stir the mixture until the ingredients are fully blended with each other before adding baking soda.

    3. Add oil gradually, while stirring continuously.

    4. Stop when oil no longer appears as a separate layer from the rest of ingredients.

    5. Add vanilla extract last.

    6. Stir and make sure there is no air bubble.

    7. Apply some oil at the bottom and sides of the baking pan before pouring the dough into it.

    8. Bake at 350 ℉ for 50 minutes.


Editor: Inner Wu  CCTV.com


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