New Year Cake (Nin Koh)

Chinese New Year is coming very soon!  To welcome the year of the Metal Tiger i decided to try out to make some festive treats - and New Year Cake - Nin Koh if first on the list!

New Year Cake is sweet and slighty sticky - to eat this we wish the year ahead is sweet and for family and friendship stick together in harmony.  Perfect way to greet the new year with my family with a sweet treat!

Ingredients:

A) 600g  Brown sugar
     600g  Water
       75g  Veg Oil


B) 380g Glutinous Rice Flour
    230g Gluten-Free Wheat Flour


Method:

1) In a pan heat and dissolve the sugar with oil and water (A) and bring it to boil. Set aside to allow it to cool.
2) Once cool down to approximately 60C, pour it into the pre-sieved Glutinous rice flour & gluten-free wheat flour (B)
3) Mix and fold it well until it become a syrupy-paste.
4) Use a sieve and pour the mixture through to filter the mixture in containers. You can used metal moulds, or like me silicone-shaped mould.
5)Once evenly divided the mixture, put it in the steamer and steam for 30mins.

Good luck and happy baking!
Here is the link to my baking experience.