Leaf rake

Leaf rake

Overview

In addition to the spicy, delicious and appetizing Sichuan cuisine, Bashu, Sichuan and Chongqing also has many delicious snacks, not only spicy, but also glutinous and sweet. For example, in this rice dumpling dish, the soft and glutinous rice skin is wrapped in moist and sweet red bean filling. Because it is steamed using rice dumpling leaves, it adds a light fragrance. As long as you use salad oil instead of lard, the taste will be sweeter and softer, and dip it in honey to make it more moist. In the dry autumn, just take a few and it can be used as a dessert or snack, and it is also a good choice as a breakfast staple——

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Mix glutinous rice flour and sticky rice flour;

    Leaf rake step 1
  2. First add 50ml hot water and mix well, then add 50ml cold water and mix well, then start kneading into a dough;

    Leaf rake step 2
  3. Add 2 tablespoons of salad oil;

    Leaf rake step 3
  4. Knead into a smooth and even dough;

    Leaf rake step 4
  5. Divide the dough into 8 equal parts (this can be determined according to your own size);

    Leaf rake step 5
  6. Take a piece of dough, knead it into a round shape and flatten it, then add an appropriate amount of red bean filling;

    Leaf rake step 6
  7. Wrap into glutinous rice balls;

    Leaf rake step 7
  8. Blanch the fresh rice dumpling leaves with boiling water in advance and wash them clean;

    Leaf rake step 8
  9. Cut it in the middle and cut it into long pieces of suitable size, and apply a layer of salad oil;

    Leaf rake step 9
  10. Gently roll the wrapped dough into an oval shape and roll it up with a rice dumpling leaf (the oiled side faces inward);

    Leaf rake step 10
  11. Fix it with toothpicks;

    Leaf rake step 11
  12. Arrange the rice dumpling leaves on the bottom into the steamer, put the steamer into the pot after steaming, and steam over high heat for about 8 to 10 minutes. Open the lid and release the steam once in the middle to prevent excessive water vapor from causing the dough to deform.

    Leaf rake step 12
  13. Take out the serving plate, dip it in honey and eat it.

    Leaf rake step 13