Chunky Sweet Potato Dumplings
- 400 grams Japanese sweet potatoes (peeled)
- 100 grams Light brown sugar (or white castor sugar)
- 120 grams White flour
- 25 to 45 ml Water
- Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into 1cm or so dice.
- Soak in plenty of water.
- Drain the potatoes very well, transfer to a bowl, sprinkle with light brown sugar and leave for 10 minutes.
- Boil water in the steamer.
- Cut six 9 cm squares and three 6cm squares of parchment paper.
- Moisture will start coming out of the sweet potatoes after 10 minutes.
- The moisture will be used as is.
- Add flour (no need to sift) and mix with a spatula.
- Watch the texture of the dough and add water little by little while mixing.
- Just add enough so that there are no lumps of flour, and the dough holds the potato pieces together.
- Plop the dough on the parchment paper.
- Put the dough and paper in the steamer and steam for 15 to 20 minutes.
- There's no need to cover with a kitchen towel.
- Test for doneness by sticking a toothpick through a piece of sweet potato; if it's cooked through the dumplings are done.
- Make small ones for children, or for when you're just a bit hungry.
- You can use less sugar to taste.
- If you use white castor sugar, you'll have a clean, sweet flavor.
- With light brown sugar the dumplings will have a mild sweetness.
- If you use a mixture of white castor sugar and dark brown sugar, the result will be a rich sweet flavor.
japanese sweet potatoes, brown sugar, white flour, water
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/170865-chunky-sweet-potato-dumplings (may not work)