Midnight Jelly Custard Dumplings
A unique Chinese dessert inspired by midnight cravings, featuring jelly and custard fillings in a delicate dumpling wrapper.
Ingredients
- β2 cups All-purpose flour
- β1/2 cup Water
- β1 envelope Gelatin
- β1 cup Granulated sugar
- β4 Egg yolksroom temperature
- β1/2 cup Salted butter
- β1 cup Jelly
- β1 cup Custard
- β1/4 cup Confectioners' sugar
- β20 Dumpling wrappers
Instructions
- 1
Combine flour and water in a bowl to make the dumpling dough. Knead for 10 minutes.
- 2
Rest the dough for 30 minutes.
- 3
Cut the dough into small pieces. Roll out each piece into a thin circle.
- 4
Place a small spoonful of jelly in the center of each dumpling wrapper.
- 5
Fold the wrapper into a triangle and press the edges together to seal.
- 6
In a separate pan, melt the butter over medium heat.
- 7
Add the egg yolks and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.
- 8
Add the confectioners' sugar and mix well.
- 9
Fill each dumpling with a spoonful of the egg yolk mixture.
- 10
Serve the dumplings warm, dust with confectioners' sugar.