Kueh bangket

Kueh Bangket is a traditional hand moulded tapioca cookie eaten during Lunar New Year. The word bangket means “to rise”, symbolising prosperity and a good year ahead. This recipe comes from Kay-Lene Tan, who shares her mother’s recipe.

• serves

  4-6

• prep

  24 hours

• cook

  25 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 38 g pandan leaves, cut into 2 cm pieces
• 200 g sago flour
• 200 g tapioca flour
• 40 g egg yolks
• 55 g caster sugar

For the syrup

• 140 g coconut cream
• 75 g caster sugar
• 2 g fine salt
• 20 g pandan leaves, shredded

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 140˚C fan-forced.
2. Toast the pandan leaves with the sago and tapioca flour in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the pandan leaves are dry and crisp. Sift the flours and leave to cool completely before storing in a dry container. Leave to rest overnight before using. This can be made in larger batches in advance.
3. To make the syrup, combine the ingredients in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar together until light and fluffy. While whisking, slowly stream the coconut syrup into the egg mixture. Weigh out 280 g of the toasted flour mix and sift into the wet ingredients to form a dough.
5. Roll the dough out to about 9 mm thick and cut using flower cutters. Transfer to a lined baking tray and use tweezers to pinch the dough to create traditional markings on the cookies. Bake for 10-15 minutes. The cookies should still be pale. Allow to cool completely before eating.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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