How to Make Korean Traditional Cookies, Dasik 💛💛

 

 Korean Traditional Cookies, Dasik

Today, I would like to introduce very special Korean traditional (tea) cookies. It's Dasik. Da means tea, sik means food in Korean. Dasik refers to traditional cookies made by powdered grains or nuts, kneading them with honey or syrup, and putting them in a Dasik mold. Koreans have dasik with a cup of tea. 

The five colors (white, red, black, yellow, blue) that appear frequently in Korean cuisine are called the five colors. The five colors are often found in Korean culture, clothing, food, and lifestyle. The meaning of the five colors is the theory that everything in the universe consists of yin and yang and the five elements, and that each element must be in balance to maintain the world. Among the five colors of representative foods are bibimbap, songpyeon, feast noodles, rice cake soup, etc.

Ingredients: 2/3 cup of rice flour, 1/3 cup of roasted soybean powder, 1/3 cup of almond powder, 1/3 cup of black sesame powder, 1T omija water (schisandra water), 1/4t matcha powder, honey or corn syrup, a bit of salt

How to make it

Step 1 Pink dasik (cookie)

This is rice flour. Before using rice flour, lightly fry it in a pan over medium heat for about 2 minutes. Put 1/3 cup of rice flour. 

Add 1 tablespoon of omija (five flavor berry, schizandra water. Add 1 tablespoon of corn syrup. Knead the dough. Add 1 more teaspoon of corn syrup if it needs. Knead the dough when it comes together like this. 

This is a dasik mold. Each pattern on the table has a special meaning such as good fortune, health, longevity, fertility, happiness, etc.

Put the pink dough in the dasik mold and press firmly with your fingers. If you apply force and press down on the dasik mold, the dasik will come up. Wow, the pattern is very clear and it is beautifully made!

Step 2 White dasik

Put 1/3 cup of almond powder. Add a pinch of salt. Add 1 tablespoon of starch syrup. Mix it well with a spoon. And then knead the dough with your hands. Put an appropriate amount of the white dough on the mold and press firmly. Apply force and press down on the dasik mold, the dasik will come up.

 

Step 3 Yellow dasik

Put 1/3 cup of roasted soybean powder in a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of honey to the soybean powder. Add a pinch of salt. If the dough does not come together well, add a little more honey. Knead the dough a lot. Put an appropriate amount of the yellow dough on the mold and press firmly. Apply force and press down on the dasik mold, the dasik will come up.

Step 4 Green dasik

Put 1/3 cup of rice flour in a bowl. Also add a pinch of salt. Add 1/4teaspoon of matcha, green tea powder. Mix the ingredients well. Add 2 tablespoons of corn syrup or honey. Mix the dough well with a spoon. If the dough is too thick, add a little more corn syrup or water. Knead the dough a lot. Put an appropriate amount of the green dough on the mold and press firmly. If you apply force and press down on the dasik mold, the dasik will come up.   

Step 5 Black dasik

Put 1/3 cup of the roasted ground black sesame seeds in a bowl. Add a pinch of salt. Add 1 tbsp of honey. Knead the dough. This time, I'm going to show you how to make a simple way using wrap on a dasik mold. Put the wrap on the mold. Add the black sesame dough appropriately and press firmly. Then lift the wrap up slightly and take it out.

Step 6 No dasik mold?

This part is for those who have no dasik mold. You can use your favorite ingredients. This is my favorite almond dough. First, press the ingredients properly, and if you have a cutter or cookie cutter like this, you can use it. I think it would be good to eat bite-sized. It would be great to try making Dasik with children!

I think you can eat more of this healthy cookie because they are not fried in oil. How about making healthy traditional Korean cookies at home and eating them? Then I'll see you next week. Bye bye~

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup of rice flour
• 1/3 cup of roasted soybean powder
• 1/3 cup of almond powder
• 1/3 cup of black sesame powder
• 1T omija water (schisandra water)
• 1/4t matcha powder
• honey or corn syrup
• a bit of salt

 Notes

• How to make omija water: Put 1 tablespoon of dried omija in a bowl. Pour 1/3 cup of water. It is usually good to soak it in water for about a day.
• Before making dasik in a different color, it's a good idea to use a clean brush or toothbrush to clean off the material.
• To make white dasik, Koreans usually use white rice flour or cornstarch powder, but I personally like nuts, so today I use almond powder.
• You can also use green tea powder instead of matcha powder. You can also use mugwort powder.
• You can leave it at room temperature for several days. If you want to eat it later, you can put it in a container and put it in the freezer. Whenever you think of Dasik, take it out of the freezer and drink it with tea after about 10 minutes.

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