Nian Gao (Chinese New Year Cake)

• 16 oz. Mochiko sweet rice flour (glutinous rice flour), plus a bit extra for sprinkling on the baking dish
• 1 stick of butter or 3/4 cup of vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1 to 1 3/4 cup sugar--depending on if you like it sweeter
• 1 Tbsp baking soda
• One can of red azuki beans OR 4 oz. dry azuki beans
• OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS
• Chopped walnuts
• Dried fruit (raisins, dried cherries, dates, etc)
• Coconut

1. IF USING DRY AZUKI BEANS:
2. Soak dry beans for at least 3 hours and then boil the soaked beans until they are mashable (about 1 hour)
3. Mix everything but the beans with an electric mixer at medium speed for 2 minutes.
4. Beat for 2 more minutes at high speed.
5. Sprinkle Mochiko flour over a 9"x13" baking dish that has been oiled or sprayed with Pam.
6. Spread half of the batter on the bottom of the baking pan.
7. Spread the mashed azuki beans (you can mix some batter into the beans if they are too thick to spread).
8. Spread the other half of the batter over the red azuki beans.
9. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes.
10. Test for doneness by inserting a chopstick - if it comes out clean, it is done.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/nian-gao-chinese-new-year-cake-52572891 (may not work)