Apam Mekar / Blossom Cupcakes
This is another type of steamed apam which looks very similar to the Chinese prosperity rice cake (huat kuih or fatt koh). The differences are that they are not made with fermented rice or rice flour but with wheat flour with the inclusion of egg and emulsifier. Although they ‘blossom’ beautifully, I do find them a bit dry and dense, not as delicate in texture as the Chinese prosperity rice cakes. So no recipe for the moment because I want to tweak the recipe a bit to see if I can improve on it.
The cupcakes ‘blossom’ beautifully after steaming.
The texture inside.
The cupcakes ‘blossom’ beautifully after steaming.
The texture inside.
posted by SeaDragon @ 17.6.07
13 Comments:
Hi!
Those looks awesome and not dry at all...
I'm just wondering
Are there huat kueh recipes that uses the oven for cooking instead of steaming?
fawn,
Thanks :)
I have not come across any huat kuih recipe that is cooked in the oven as the proper huat kuih is made from rice flour.
However recipes like this apam mekar is made from wheat flour, so I guess this can be baked in the oven, though what the result will be I don't know...
hi,
wow! Your recipes and food looks nice and always turn out good results. I'd always follow your recipes to try and give me a great satisfication. Please share this recipe with us if may, I'd try a lots of kind of these 'huat kuih' but unfortunately I'd failed. My girls love this kind soft plain,moist...cake. Do you add emulsier or stabiliser? I can't find it at here in Netherlands. Great Job!!!!!!!
QQ red apple,
I am going to tweak the recipe first since I felt this recipe is slightly dry in texture. If it is successful then I will post the improved recipe, if not then I will post this one in the next week or so.
I used ovalette for this recipe.
If you can't get ovalette over there, I can give you another similar recipe which don't use ovalette.
hi,
U'r such lovely and friendly person, so generous to share things with peoples. Thanks. Hehehe....can I ask u somemore? I'm going back to Malaysia this summer break during august, do you think I can buy things such as ovallette, quick 75, SP, cream of tartaar.....? Is it possible buy it at Kuala Lumpur? Thanks a lots.
oh yes please! post one without/ with ovalette substitute as i am in nz studying and have been cravig for apam with egg for soooooooo long...since ive been making them they just don seem to open at all :P
seadragon
i hope you will get the perfect texture that you like soon, then i can stop tweaking. i have made rice flour and wheat flour but like you did not like the texture.
QQ red apple,
I'm sure you can get those things in KL. However since I'm a Sarawakian, I have no idea whereabout you can buy them in KL.
I have posted the recipe without using ovalette in a new post.
^shinigami^,
The recipe is posted, I called it 'Muffin Apams'. Hope you like it.
Lily,
Haha, yes, don't like the texture. Oh wow, you have been tweaking with this recipe as well!
Will try to tinker with the recipe this weekend or next if I can find time. Fingers crossed :)
seadragon
i would like to have the texture like the traditional recipe of 100% rice flour whch uses eno fruit salt. i made it once and i replace eno with double action baking powder. the texture is good but it did not smile.
hope you have a better tweak
Lily,
I don't think this Apam Mekar will have the texture like those made with rice flour because it uses egg.
Try this recipe which I adapted from a Chinese recipe, used to make it often 3-4 years ago. I think it has the nearest in texture without doing it the proper way:
Easy Huat Kuih
1 1/4 cups plain flour
3 tablespoons (abt 30g) glutinous rice flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
pinch salt (optional)
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
Mix all ingredients, just enough to moisten the dry ingredients, steam about 15-20 minutes til tops split open.
Let me know what you think :)
comme c'est joli,miam!!
seadragon
thanks for easy huat kuih recipe. will give it a go and will let you know how i like it. in fact, i don't like huat kuih at all, it is just an obsession to get them to smile
Merci beaucoup, lory.
Lily,
No worries.
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