Butternut Squash Cuties

This is another way to use up the other half of the butternut squash that has been my fruit's companion. These cuties are so easy to make and too pretty to eat. The color of the butternut squash is so vibrant and a few speckles of black sesame seeds is a crowned glory.


Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup steamed buttersquash(mashed)
1 cup glutinous rice flour
3/4 cup tapioca flour
2 tbsp sugar
A pinch of salt
50 - 75 ml water

Oil for brushing

Filling:
1/2 cup chopped roasted peanuts
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Garnish:

Toasted black sesame seeds

Method:

Mix the filling ingredients and set aside.

Mix glutinous rice flour, tapioca flour, salt and sugar together.

Knead the steamed mashed butternut squash and water into the flour mixture until it form a soft dough. (Add some water at a time. You may need more or less water depending on the moisture of butternut squash.)

Cook mixture on high in the microwave, one minute at a time, stirring after every minute until the mixture is cooked - the color should change to a bright orange and the dough feels dry.

Use rubber gloves as the dough is sticky, rub a little oil before removing a small ball of dough and flatten ball into a circle. Spoon a little filling onto circle and bring edges up to form a ball. Using the edge of a plastic spatula, push sides of ball in to form ball to look like a flower. Top with toasted black sesame seeds.

Alternatively, drop back the filled balls into the filling and swirl around to coat or shape filled balls to look like mini butternut squash

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