Pui fai (thai steamed cake)

Ingredients

• Cake flour (Red Lotus Brand) 200 g. *Substituted - with Hong Kong Flour
• Baking Powder 1 teaspoon.
• Egg 2
• Sugar 175 g.
• SP (emulsifier) 2 teaspoons
• Water 1/2 cup
• Evaporated milk 50 g. *Substituted with fresh milk
• Vanilla 1/2 teaspoon
• Lime juice 1 1/2 teaspoons

Preparation

• Sift flour with baking powder (2 times).
• Pour eggs, sugar, water in the mixing bowl and paste SP on the wire whisk.
• Start with high speed to wipe the ingredients till being fluffy and thick batter.
• And reduce to medium speed beat for 5 seconds then low speed another 5 seconds
• Put sifted flour and beat with low speed till mixed then gradully add in milk, lime juice and vanilla beat till incorporate or you can use spatula mix the batter.
• Divide the batter to mix with food colouring by folding with spatula.
• Scoope the batter to the individual muffin cups and bring to steam in the boiling water (the water in your steamer must be boiling with high heat).
• Once you put the batter into the steamer then you have to reduce to low heat.
• Steam for 12-15 minutes.

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