Recipes · Korean · Desserts
Songpyeon (Half-Moon Rice Cakes)
One serving has 277 kcal and 5 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (62%), manganese (52%), pyridoxine (25%) and selenium (21%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (106 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: honey, sesame
Ingredients
- 50 g Rice flour, glutinous
- 35 g Water
- 0.3 g Salt
- 12 g Sesame seeds
- 8 g Honey
- 0.2 g Cinnamon
Method
- This makes about 5 songpyeon, one serving.
- Toast the sesame seeds lightly in a dry pan, then crush them and mix with the honey and cinnamon to make a sticky filling.
- Mix the glutinous rice flour with the salt, then slowly stir in the hot water and knead into a smooth, soft dough.
- Pinch off small pieces of dough, flatten each into a disc, spoon a little filling into the middle, and fold and pinch the edges into a half-moon shape, sealing well so no filling leaks out.
- Line a steamer with damp cloth or parchment (traditionally a bed of pine needles is used for aroma) and steam the rice cakes for 15-20 minutes until they turn slightly glossy and firm.
- Rinse briefly under cold water and brush lightly with a little sesame oil so they don't stick together, then serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 277 kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 49.6 g | |
| Water | 42.9 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.7 g | 9% |
| Protein | 5.1 g | 11% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.19 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.21 g | |
| Leucine | 0.41 g | |
| Lysine | 0.17 g | |
| Methionine | 0.14 g | |
| Cystine | 0.1 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.27 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.25 g | |
| Valine | 0.29 g | |
| Histidine | 0.14 g | |
| Fat | 6.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.7 g | |
| Saturated | 1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 126 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.56 mg | 62% |
| Iron | 2 mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 60.3 mg | 19% |
| Manganese | 0.94 mg | 52% |
| Phosphorus | 125 mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 99.2 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 11.8 µg | 21% |
| Sodium | 119 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.4 mg | 17% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.16 mg | 15% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.04 mg | 4% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.9 mg | 13% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.42 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.32 mg | 25% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 13.8 µg | 3% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 6.2 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 0.03 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.05 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.09 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0.06 µg | 0% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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