【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip

【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip

Overview

The second part of A Bite of China continues to delight foodies around the world. Careful viewers may find that pasta is indispensable in every episode of the film. When it comes to pasta, one has to think of Shandong, a pasta province where wheat has been the main crop for generations. Smart Shandong people grind wheat into flour and use steaming, boiling, baking, frying and other methods to make a variety of pasta in a variety of ways. The pasta in Jiaodong area is even more unique. As the saying goes: steamed buns, dumplings, noodles, and pimple soup, it means Jiaodong’s wide variety of pasta feasts. Now follow me and learn from the simplest step by step.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Melt the yeast in warm water and pour it into the flour.

    【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip step 1
  2. Stir while pouring, until it becomes a fluffy consistency without any dry powder.

    【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip step 2
  3. Knead into a smooth dough.

    【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip step 3
  4. Place in warm flour and ferment until doubled in size.

    【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip step 4
  5. Take out the dough, deflate it, divide into small portions and roll into balls.

    【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip step 5
  6. Roll out the dough into an oval shape.

    【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip step 6
  7. Brush the top half of the dough with a thin layer of vegetable oil.

    【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip step 7
  8. Fold the bottom half upward to form a semicircle. Use a comb to press out the pattern.

    【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip step 8
  9. Pinch out a petiole.

    【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip step 9
  10. After everything is done, put it into the steamer for the second fermentation.

    【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip step 10
  11. After the secondary fermentation is completed, turn on the heat and steam over medium heat for 12 minutes.

    【Yantai】Lotus Leaf Clip step 11
  12. Finished product.

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