Chinese Pumpkin Pancakes 金瓜饼
This is another yummy Chinese snack with only 3 ingredients: pumpkin, glutinous rice flour, and red bean paste. It is also very easy to make this snack at home. The amount of sweetness is just right without adding any sugar to the pumpkin dough, as the red bean paste filling combines well. The pancakes are soft and a little chewy after being pan fried. It’s great to serve these pumpkin pancakes with Chinese hot tea. Definitely going to make this again soon for the school holidays.
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Chinese Pumpkin Pancakes
Ingredients
- 150 g pumpkin without skin
- 100 g glutinous rice flour
- 100 g red bean paste - divide into 10 round balls. (store bought)
Instructions
- Cut pumpkin to pieces and steam for about 15 minutes to soft and leave to cool. Drain away excess water and mash pumpkin with a fork.
- Add half of the glutinous rice flour to the mashed pumpkin and blend well. Continue to add a little more glutinous rice flour into it and knead until pumpkin mixture becomes a soft dough and not sticky to your hand (I used about 90g glutinous rice flour). Then divide dough into 10 portions,
- Wrap the pumpkin dough with red bean paste inside and roll into a round ball. Then gently flatten it with your palm or rolling pin between plastic sheet to a round disc.
- Then pan fry the pancakes with 2 tablespoons of oil under medium heat till golden brown on both sides for about 2-3 minutes.
recipe adapted from here
Notes
金瓜饼
Ingredients
- 150 克 金瓜 （去皮去籽后称出150克）
- 100 克 糯米粉
- 100 克 红豆沙，搓成10粒小圆球 （买现成的）
Instructions
- 将金瓜切成小块，放入碗里，蒸约15分钟至金瓜变软。待凉后，倒掉多余的水分。用叉子把金瓜压成泥。
- 倒入一半的糯米粉到南瓜泥里，拌匀。再慢慢把糯米粉加入至金瓜泥揉成一个光滑不黏手的面团就可以了。我用了大约90克的糯米粉。将面团分成10份面团。
- 将红豆沙球包在面团里，搓圆。放在2长朔胶纸中间，用手掌或擀面棍轻轻的压扁，成为圆饼状。
- 在热锅放入适量油约2汤匙将包好的金瓜饼用中火两面煎至金黄色，约2-3分钟即可。
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wow very interesting recipe, would love to know how it tastes.
Where can i buy the red bean paste?
If you’re from Singapore, can get the red bean paste from Kwong Cheong Thye or Phoon Huat.
Can i replace the red bean paste with pumpkin paste?
Hi Chung Phaik Khe, Sure you can add any paste you like.
Ann, I like chewy texture so these lovely pancakes suit me fine!
Red bean and pumpkin…. my favourite. I’d love this and can’t help drooling over your clicks!
Haven’t made those pancakes in years…now I am really craving some, Ann.
This really looks so easy Ann! May I know where I can get red bean paste? Will phoon Huat sell them?
Hi Gem, Yes you can get the red bean paste from Phoon Huat, Sunlik or Kwong Cheong Thye.
Thanks Ann! Have a great day ahead and a wonderful weekend =)
Can we make in advance and keep in freezer?
Hi Janice, Is not advisable to keep it in the freezer as the dough will dries up. You can pan fried the pancakes one day ahead and chill them in fridge. Heat it up in the toaster oven for about 10 mins the next day before serving but of course making the pancakes on the same day taste better.
Hi, Ann
Last week, I made the pumpkin pancakes by following your method, pan-fry. Intend to make it again. But this time can I bake It? And at how many degree C.
Thanks
Hi Lilyn, I don’t think is suitable to bake these pumpkin pancakes in the oven because of glutinous rice flour.
Hi, Ann
Can I use sweet potato flour instead of glutinous
rice flour?
Hi Lilyn, Glutinous flour will gives a chewy texture, also making for ‘kuih’ recipes. Sweet potato flour is not suitable in this recipe.
Hi, Ann
Last week, I made the pumpkin pancakes by following your method, pan-fry. Intend to make it again. But this time can I bake It? And at how many degree C.
Thanks
Hi Lilyn, I don’t think is suitable to bake these pumpkin pancakes in the oven because of glutinous rice flour.
Hi, Ann
Can I use sweet potato flour instead of glutinous
rice flour?
Hi Lilyn, Glutinous flour will gives a chewy texture, also making for ‘kuih’ recipes. Sweet potato flour is not suitable in this recipe.
Can we make in advance and keep in freezer?
Hi Janice, Is not advisable to keep it in the freezer as the dough will dries up. You can pan fried the pancakes one day ahead and chill them in fridge. Heat it up in the toaster oven for about 10 mins the next day before serving but of course making the pancakes on the same day taste better.
Where can i buy the red bean paste?
If you’re from Singapore, can get the red bean paste from Kwong Cheong Thye or Phoon Huat.
wow very interesting recipe, would love to know how it tastes.
Can i replace the red bean paste with pumpkin paste?
Hi Chung Phaik Khe, Sure you can add any paste you like.
Haven’t made those pancakes in years…now I am really craving some, Ann.
Ann, I like chewy texture so these lovely pancakes suit me fine!
Red bean and pumpkin…. my favourite. I’d love this and can’t help drooling over your clicks!
This really looks so easy Ann! May I know where I can get red bean paste? Will phoon Huat sell them?
Hi Gem, Yes you can get the red bean paste from Phoon Huat, Sunlik or Kwong Cheong Thye.
Thanks Ann! Have a great day ahead and a wonderful weekend =)