Bánh Cam (Sesame Balls)
Recipe: https://recipestripper.com/recipes/c94b24cb-dff0-4028-a3eb-2504bdb11fc7
Original source: https://simplevietnamesefood.com/banh-cam-sesame-balls/
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Deep fried sesame balls filled with sweet mung bean and shredded coconut.
Yield: 6
Prep time: PT60M
Cook time: PT60M

Ingredients
- ½ cup peeled mung bean (soaked in water overnight if possible.)
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut (optional)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 150 grams glutinous rice flour
- 35 grams rice flour
- 35 grams all purpose flour
- 100 grams mashed potatoes
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ cup sugar (more if you want the dough to be sweeter.)
- ¼ tsp salt
- 160 mL hot water (you can add more if the dough looks dry. )
- vegetable oil (for frying the sesame balls.)

Instructions
1. [Instructions for the mung bean filling:] Rinse the peeled mung beans until the water is clear and place in a pot covered with water.  Let cook until the mung beans are soft.
2. [Instructions for the mung bean filling:] Discard as much water as possible from the cooked mung beans and return the mung beans to the pot.  Use a wooden spoon to smash the mung beans, then add sugar, vanilla extract and shredded coconut.  It should be the consistency of a paste.  Set it aside to cool.
3. [Instructions for the dough:] Peel and cut up 100 grams of potatoes and place in a pot with water to boil.
4. [Instructions for the dough:] When the potatoes are soft, strain the water and finely mash the potatoes.
5. [Instructions for the dough:] In a separate bowl, combine glutinous rice flour, rice flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and the mashed potatoes.
6. [Instructions for the dough:] If you have a stand mixer, turn it on low, then slowly pour the hot water into the flour mixture and let it mix until everything is combined.  The dough will look a bit wet.
7. [Instructions for putting the filling and dough together:] Transfer the dough onto a floured surface and divide the dough in half.  I like to roll each half into tubes.  It makes it easier to divide into even pieces.
8. [Instructions for putting the filling and dough together:] Take the small dough and make a small well in the middle.  This is where the mung bean filling will go.
9. [Instructions for putting the filling and dough together:] Use the small ice cream scoop to place the mung bean filling into the well.
10. [Instructions for putting the filling and dough together:] Pinch the sides of the dough together to cover the mung bean filling.  Then roll the filled dough into a ball.  Continue until all the dough is filled with the mung bean paste.
11. [Instructions for putting the filling and dough together:] Roll the ball into a bowl of sesame seeds.  Continue until all the balls are coated with sesame seeds.
12. [Instructions for putting the filling and dough together:] Fill a deep pot with vegetable oil.  Make sure the oil comes to 350-375F before putting the sesame balls in.  Fry until golden brown.  Place the sesame balls on a cooling rack.  Enjoy.