Steamed Vegan Rice Cakes (Banh Bo Hap)
Description
Steam a batch of these vegan rice cakes made with gluten-free rice flour, tapioca starch, coconut milk, and optional food coloring for a kid-friendly dessert.
Ingredients
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4 cups rice flour
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2 cups lukewarm water
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1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
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1 cup white sugar
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4 teaspoons tapioca starch
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1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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2 teaspoons oil, or as needed
Directions
1
Whisk rice flour, water, coconut milk, sugar, tapioca starch, yeast, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until smooth. Cover with a lid. Let batter rest until air bubbles rise to the surface, about 2 hours. Stir well.
2
Grease cake molds with oil. Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Place cake molds on top and pour batter into each, leaving 1 3/4 inches of space at the top for rising. Bring water to a boil. Cover and steam until a toothpick inserted into a cake comes out clean, about 10 minutes.