Yan's Sweet Rice Dumplings

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup chunky peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons unsalted peanuts, chopped
• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups glutinous-rice flour
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 5 tablespoons cold water
• 2/3 cup water
• 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine filling in a bowl. mix well and set aside.
• 2 measure rice flour into a bowl. make a well in the center of the flour and pour boiling water into it. mix well with a fork until evenly moistened.
• 3 add cold water and stir, adding a few more drops if necessary, until dough forms a ball.
• 4 on a lightly floured surface, knead dough for 5 minutes until smooth and shiny. cover with a damp cloth and let rest 10 minutes.
• 5 roll dough into an 18 inch long cylinder. cut cylinder crosswise into 3/4 inch pieces. dust palms with rice flour and roll each piece into a ball.
• 6 to shape each dumpling -- flatten a ball dough with a rolling pin to make a 2 1/2 inch circle; keep remaining dough covered to keep from drying.
• 7 place 1/2 tsp filling in center of circle. gather and pinches edges at the top to seal securely. roll carefully between your palms to form a round ball. cover filled dumpling with a damp cloth and repeat to fill remaining dumplings.
• 8 cooking:.
• 9 in a large pot of boiling water, cook dumplings, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until dumplings float to the surface. lift out dumpling with a slotted spoon and place in a colander to drain.
• 10 combine sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan. bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until smooth.
• 11 pour sauce onto a platter and place dumplings on top of sauce. serve hot.