With this easy recipe you can make homemade Candied Lotus Seeds (Mut Hat Sen) and have a wonderful sweet treat to enjoy. This delicious confection is a popular food for celebrating Lunar New Year / Tet. Candied Lotus Seeds are made by boiling dried lotus seeds and then slowly cooking in syrup, coating the morsels […]
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Mooncakes with Coconut Filling (Banh Trung Thu / Banh Nuong Nhan Dua)
Every year when the Mid-Autumn Festival season approaches, I get giddy thinking about making mooncakes. First, I love to bake. Second, I love the artistry of making these cakes. The entire process from making the filling and dough, rolling and stamping the cakes is such a wonderfully creative process. Once done, each cake is unique and truly […]