Dark Brown Sugar hee pan is another great variation of Hee Pan (Xi Ban) you would like to try. As per its name, it is flavoured with dark brown sugar. A pinch of baking soda is added in this recipe to neutralize the acidity of dark brown sugar, do not omit it. If the dough is too acidic, the hee pan could not rise well.
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Dark Brown Sugar Hee Pan (Xi Ban) | MyKitchen101en
Yields: 6 pcs
Ingredients for Dark Brown Sugar Hee Pan :
- 85 g pandan infused hot water*
- 70 g dark brown sugar
- ½ tsp instant yeast + ½ tbsp plain water
- 85 g plain flour
- 85 g glutinous rice flour
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tbsps corn oil (or other vegetable oil)
Directions:
1 Prepare 6 pieces of round banana leaves (diameter = 11 cm), then coat with oil.
2 *Pandan infused hot water: Boil 130 g of water with 2 pcs of pandan leaves until you smell the pandan fragrance. Measure out 85 g of hot water. (Reminder: You may just use hot water if couldn’t get pandan leaf.)