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Nien Gao Recipe
To watch a cooking video of this recipe: https://youtu.be/ix3u0ws0Hk0
Ingredients:
1 lb of Chinese cane brown sugar bars
1 lb Glutinous Rice Flour
2 cups of water
1/4 cup of oil
Sesame Seeds - In a separate pan, lightly toast the
sesame seeds. Set aside sesame seeds.

Batter:
 Boil 2 cups of water and add sugar bars. Stir until sugar bars are dissolved
o Cool the mixture either by letting it sit till cool, or place the sugar
syrup into an ice bath to cool down quicker.

 Empty the 1 lb package of Glutinous Rice Flour into a mixing bowl.
 Slowly add sugar syrup to rice flour, stirring with a spoon or spatula until
smooth (will be Light brown mixture)
 Add oil and stir till blended.

Cooking:
 Set up a steamer with a rack that sits above the water to insure the pan
does not sit or touch the hot water. Bring water to a boil and lower
temperature to a simmer.
 Grease a baking pan with Pam Spray or grease with oil.
 Pour the batter into the greased pan and place pan into the steamer.
 Steam at low temperature for 4 hours. Check the steamer (hourly) to
insure the steamer has enough water. Add water if low.
 Check Nien Gao after 4 hours of steaming, by inserting a toothpick into
the center. If the toothpick comes out clean, then the Nien Gao is done.
 After the cake is fully steamed, sprinkle the Nien Gao with the toasted
sesame seeds. Allow Nien Gao to cool about one hour before cutting into
it.

A Plastic Knife should be used to cut the Nien Gao into pieces. The Nien Gao
does not stick to a plastic knife as it does to metal knives.

Shared by Nick
Significance of Nien Gao for Chinese New Years
A traditional New Year dessert can be found in most households and usually
eaten to celebrate Chinese New Year. When family or friends drop by to "bi
nien", they are usually served a warm slice of this delicious dessert. Nien Gao
translates to "high year" or prosperous new year. Freshly made nien gao can be