Buchi or Butsi de Leche (Red bean sesame seed balls)
Monday, March 17th, 2008
Butsi or Buchi in Filipino (Red bean sesame seed balls), Jin deui for Chinese is a type of fried Chinese pastry made from glutinous rice flour and commonly found in the Far East. The rice dough of the pastry is coated with sesame on the outside and is crisp and quite chewy. Inside of the pastry is a large hollow, caused by the expansion of the dough,which is partially filled with a filling usually consisting of lotus paste . Alternatively black bean paste, called dousha may be used, and less commonly red bean paste.
Estimated cooking time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Buchi de Leche Ingredients: |
- Custard Filling:
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- pinch salt
- 100 g. langka(fresh or preserved), cut into cubes
- 1 cup Evaporated Milk


