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The red colour of this Natural Red Hee Pan is contributed by red yeast rice powder. Red yeast rice is usually available at Chinese Medicine shop, it doesn’t have any flavour but is a good natural red colouring. Beetroot juice is not suitable for this Natural Red Hee Pan recipe as its colour will fade when steamed over high heat for long period.

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CHINESE VERSION: 天然红彩喜粄

natural red hee pan
 

Natural Red Hee Pan (Xi Ban) | MyKitchen101en

Yields: 12 pcs

Ingredients:

  • 180 g pandan infused hot water*
  • 120 g sugar
  • 1 tsp instant yeast + 1 tbsp plain water
  • 170 g plain flour
  • 170 g glutinous rice flour
  • 1 ½ tsps red yeast rice powder**
  • 3 tbsps corn oil (or other vegetable oil)

Directions:

1 Prepare 12 pieces of round banana leaves (diameter = 9.5 cm), then coat with oil.

Red yeast hee pan xi ban
 

2 *Pandan infused hot water: Boil 250 g of water with 3 pcs of pandan leaves until you smell the pandan fragrance. Measure out 180 g of hot water. (Reminder: You may just use hot water if couldn’t get pandan leaf.)

Red yeast hee pan xi ban

3 Add sugar to pandan infused hot water, stir until fully dissolved, set aside to cool.

Red yeast hee pan xi ban
 

4 Add 1 tbsp of water to instant yeast, mix well.

Red yeast hee pan xi ban

5 Sieve together plain flour, glutinous rice flour and red yeast rice powder, mix well. (Reminder: **Red yeast rice is usually available at Chinese Medicine shop. Grind red yeast rice into fine powder using dry mill grinder and sift through before using. Keep unused portion refrigerated for storage.)

Red yeast hee pan xi ban

6 Add in cooled sugar syrup and instant yeast, mix into a dough with chopsticks. Add in corn oil, knead until well blended.

Red yeast hee pan xi ban

7 Divide dough into 12 portions (57 g each).

Red yeast hee pan xi ban

8 Coat palms with oil, shape dough into a ball, put onto a piece of banana leaf, press lightly with palms, then arrange in steamer racks.

Red yeast hee pan xi ban

9 Bring 500 ml of water to the boil in steamer, off the heat, then add in 1 Liter of plain water.

Red yeast hee pan xi ban

10 Put steamer racks over the warm water, cover and proof for 30 minutes. (Reminder: Bamboo steamer is suggested for steaming as it prevents condensation water from dripping onto hee pan).

Red yeast hee pan xi ban
Red yeast hee pan xi ban

11 After proofing for 30 minutes, turn to high heat until water is boiling (about 3 minutes), then reduce to medium heat and steam for another 12 minutes. When steaming is done, slightly open the lid to leave a gap, allow Natural Red hee pan to cool for 5 minutes in the steamer before removing.

Red yeast hee pan xi ban

12 Set aside to cool completely before serving.

Red yeast hee pan xi ban

natural red hee pan

Natural Red Hee Pan (Xi Ban)

The red colour of this Natural Red Hee Pan is contributed by red yeast rice powder. Beetroot juice is not suitable for this recipe as its colour will fade when steamed over high heat for long period.

Rate

4.80 from 5 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Proofing Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course hee pan/xi ban
Cuisine Chinese, hakka
Servings 12 pieces
Calories 176 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 180 g pandan infused hot water*
  • 120 g sugar
  • 1 tsp instant yeast + 1 tbsp plain water
  • 170 g plain flour
  • 170 g glutinous rice flour
  • 1 ½ tsps red yeast rice powder**
  • 3 tbsps corn oil or other vegetable oil

Instructions
 

  • Prepare 12 pieces of round banana leaves (diameter = 9.5 cm), then coat with oil.
    Red yeast hee pan xi ban
  • *Pandan infused hot water: Boil 250 g of water with 3 pcs of pandan leaves until you smell the pandan fragrance. Measure out 180 g of hot water. (Reminder: You may just use hot water if couldn’t get pandan leaf.)
    Red yeast hee pan xi ban
  • Add sugar to pandan infused hot water, stir until fully dissolved, set aside to cool.
    Red yeast hee pan xi ban
  • Add 1 tbsp of water to instant yeast, mix well.
    Red yeast hee pan xi ban
  • Sieve together plain flour, glutinous rice flour and red yeast rice powder, mix well.
    Red yeast hee pan xi ban
  • Add in cooled sugar syrup and instant yeast, mix into a dough with chopsticks. Add in corn oil, knead until well blended.
    Red yeast hee pan xi ban
  • Divide dough into 12 portions (57 g each).
    Red yeast hee pan xi ban
  • Coat palms with oil, shape dough into a ball, put onto a piece of banana leaf, press lightly with palms, then arrange in steamer racks.
    Red yeast hee pan xi ban
  • Bring 500 ml of water to the boil in steamer, off the heat, then add in 1 Liter of plain water.
    Red yeast hee pan xi ban
  • Put steamer racks over the warm water, cover and proof for 30 minutes. (Reminder: Bamboo steamer is suggested for steaming as it prevents condensation water from dripping onto hee pan).
    Red yeast hee pan xi ban
  • After proofing for 30 minutes, turn to high heat until water is boiling (about 3 minutes), then reduce to medium heat and steam for another 12 minutes. When steaming is done, slightly open the lid to leave a gap, allow Natural Red hee pan to cool for 5 minutes in the steamer before removing.
    Red yeast hee pan xi ban
  • Set aside to cool completely before serving.
    natural red hee pan xi ban

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Notes

Red yeast rice is usually available at Chinese Medicine shop. Grind red yeast rice into fine powder using dry mill grinder and sift through before using. Keep unused portion refrigerated for storage.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 176kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 0.4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 36mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin C: 0.003mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 1mg
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