Homemade Rice Paper
Rice paper plays a role in Asian dishes like spring rolls and dumplings. You can also use it as edible liners for cupcakes and muffins, reducing waste and allowing you to eat the entire treat. Rice paper also works well for pastry decorating. You can cut, punch and form it just like paper, but it's edible. A little food coloring in the batter provides colors for flowers and leaves. You can also experiment with rice paper. Try placing things like fruit, nuts and sugar inside and then baking or boiling the packets lightly. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Rice flour
- Warm water
- Mixing bowl
- Whisk
- Ladle
- Stewpot
- Screen mesh pan cover
- Cooling racks
Instructions
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Add about a cup of rice flour to your mixing bowl. Stir in warm water about 2 tablespoons at a time until you end up with a thick, flowing batter similar to pancake batter.
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Fill your stewpot about halfway full of water. Bring the water to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat to medium. Keep the water simmering; steam production is key.
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Place your screen mesh pan cover on top of the stewpot. These covers usually cover sizzling pans to prevent grease splatter. They're available at kitchen supply stores. The screen should sit by itself on top of the pot without help.
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Ladle about 1/2 cup of rice paper batter onto the screen. Gently smooth the batter over the screen with the bottom of your ladle. Place the lid on top of the stewpot and let the paper steam for about 2 minutes.
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Remove the screen from the stewpot and set it on a cooling rack. Let the rice paper cool for about 30 minutes. Gently lift it up by the edges and roll it from the screen.
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Tips & Warnings
Make production go faster for less money by making a stack of rice paper screens. Embroidery hoops the same size as your stockpot with cheesecloth in them should do the trick.
References
- Photo Credit rice grains image by Elnur from Fotolia.com
