Description
This is a recipe I came up with after searching through many different versions. It’s light and fluffy, yet still traditional, representing prosperity during the New Year.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- ½ cup warm water
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup melted butter
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup milk
- 1 ½ cups cake flour
- ½ cup cornmeal
- ⅓ cup superfine sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup raisins (Optional)
Instructions
- Sprinkle the yeast over 1/2 cup of warm water in a small bowl. The water should be no more than 100 degrees F (40 degrees C). Let stand for 5 minutes until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam.
- Beat egg
- melted butter
- vanilla extract
- and milk together in a large bowl
- until smooth. Sift cake flour
- cornmeal
- sugar
- and salt together in a small bowl
- then stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture
- mixing until just combined. Stir in the yeast mixture until smooth. Cover with a light cloth and let rise in a warm place (80 to 95 degrees F (27 to 35 degrees C) until doubled in volume
- 1 to 2 hours. Pour mixture into a 9 inch round pan lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle with raisins.
- Place a steamer insert into a saucepan
- and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover
- and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Add the cake
- recover
- and steam until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- about 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 8