Sweet Potato Mochi Pancakes with Brown Sugar Nut Filling

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup roasted cashews, roughly chopped ((or preferred nuts))
• 2 Tablespoon brown sugar ((light or brown))
• 1 Tablespoon creamy peanut butter ((or other nut butter))
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 8 ounce sweet potato, peeled ((about a medium size sweet potato))
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar ((light or dark))
• Pinch of salt
• 1 skimp cup glutinous rice flour

Instructions

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   --- For the filling: ---

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   Make filling.: Mix together all the ingredients until thoroughly combined. Set aside.*The cashew or other nuts can be chopped roughly or finely to your preference.*

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   --- For the sweet potato rice cake: ---

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   Cut and steam sweet potato.: Cut the sweet potato into ¼ inch slices. Arrange the slices in a heatproof bowl and steam the sweet potato on high heat for about 15 minutes or until you can easily pierce them with a fork.

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   Mash sweet potato.: Transfer the steamed sweet potato to a mixing bowl. Add the sugar and salt and mash the sweet potato until it's a puree.

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   Add glutinous rice flour.: Add the glutinous rice flour to the mashed sweet potato and mix with a fork or chopsticks until the dough turns shaggy. Let the dough cool until it's comfortable to work with.

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   Knead dough.: Once the dough is cool enough for you to comfortably work with, knead the dough onto itself until it becomes one smooth dough. The dough will be just barely tacky.

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   Flatten the dough.: Divide the dough into 7 even pieces and roll them into balls. Working with one piece of dough at a time, flatten them with the palm of your hands until they're roughly ¼ inch thick. *Use your fingers if needed to flatten out thicker spots. It may be easier if you keep the center of the dough thicker than the edges.*

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   Fill dough.: Fill the flattened dough with about 1 Tablespoon of filling, then pinch together the edges to seal the dough.

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    Shape the dough.: After sealing the dough, roll the filled dough into a ball. Then, gently flatten the ball in a disc about ½ to ¼ inch thick. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.

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    Cook rice cake.: In a nonstick pan over medium to medium low heat, add a small amount of oil. Spread the oil around with a paper towel to evenly distribute.Cook the mochi pancakes on each side for about 3-5 minutes until both sides are golden brown and springs back when poked.Remove the mochi pancakes from the pan and place them on some paper towels to drain excess oil.

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    Enjoy!: Serve the sweet potato mochi pancakes while they're hot. Enjoy!