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Cupcake Rice Cake (Hobaktteok: 호박떡)

A Korean dessert made with rice flour and butternut squash, flavored with lemon.

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Korean
medium
1h 25m
3
gluten-free
dairy-free
Prep: 30 min
Cook: 55 min
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Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Butternut squashcooked
  • 1 cup Waterfor cooking squash
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup Honey(optional)or sugar
  • 2 cups Rice flourfrozen, short-grain
  • Lemon zest(optional)for flavor
  • 1 tablespoon Waterfor rice flour mixture
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 tablespoons Sugar
Instructions
  1. 1

    Cook the butternut squash with 1 cup of water in a heavy pan for about 30 minutes until tender.

    30 min

  2. 2

    Scoop out the cooked squash and mash it to a smooth consistency.

    5 min

  3. 3

    Mix the mashed squash with lemon juice and honey. Cook while stirring for about 5 minutes until it reaches an applesauce-like consistency.

    5 min

  4. 4

    Prepare the rice flour by sifting it twice to make it airy.

    5 min

  5. 5

    Mix the rice flour with lemon juice, water, salt, and sugar using both hands until well combined.

    5 min

  6. 6

    Layer the lemon zest and rice flour mixture in a ramekin, starting with lemon zest at the bottom.

    5 min

  7. 7

    Steam the mixture for 30 minutes over medium-high heat.

    30 min

Equipment Needed
ramekin
steamer
heavy pan
strainer

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