Directions

To Make

1. Place water and rock sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook until rock sugar completely dissolved. Add the honey and dried osmanthus flowers, then bring to a simmer.
2. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice. Set aside to cool. The mixture should remain pourable. If it becomes too thick, stir in a little hot water.
3. To make the rice cake, heat up water and add in sugar. Mix until sugar dissolved completely.
4. Place rice flour, glutinous rice flour and wheat starch into a large mixing bowl. Pour in the sugar mixture and stir with a spatula until a crumbly mixture forms. Break up any large lumps with fingertips, then sift the mixture through a fine sieve into another bowl. Divide the mixture into two equal portions.
5. Line a 25-30cm (10-12”) bamboo steamer with muslin cloth. Add one portion of the flour mixture and gently level the surface. Spoon the osmanthus filling evenly over the top.
6. Cover with the remaining flour mixture and gently level the surface. Sprinkle with a few dried osmanthus flowers.
7. Steam rice cake for 20 minutes or until the rice cake is cooked through.