GEE BALLS WITH PEANUT FILLING ( KUIH MAKMUR )

GEE BALLS WITH PEANUT FILLING ( KUIH MAKMUR )

Recipe by DEBBIE TEOH

165 gm ghee,good quality ghee 

 

35 gm icing sugar,sieve

1/8 tsp salt

30 gm eggs ( beat the egg and weight )

250 gm flour,dry roast and cool before use

Filling

150 gm peanuts,roated and skinned

65 gm creamy peanut butter

60 gm castor sugar

Coloured paper cups

Extra icing sugar for dusting

To prepare the filling,coarsely chop nuts in a food processor. In a separate bowl, mix chopped nuts,creamy peanut butter and castor sugar form small balls about 1 tsp each.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle. Combine ghee,icing sugar,salt and egg. Beat on slow speed till just mixed add flour and beat on slow speed till just combined. Form into balls 1 tbsp each.

Flatten dough ball and place a filling on it and wrap dough over filling to form a ball. Place in colour paper cups. Bake in preheated oven at 180c for 20-25 minutes or till firm to touch.

Cool and dust with icing sugar.