Red bean and yam cake

Red bean and yam cake

Overview

Yams are rich in nutrients and have been regarded as high-quality and low-cost tonics since ancient times. They can be used as both staple food and vegetables, and can be used to make a variety of medicinal meals and delicacies. Yams contain amylase, polyphenol oxidase and other substances, which are beneficial to the digestion and absorption functions of the spleen and stomach. It is a medicinal and food product that can only tonify the spleen and stomach. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and lungs, strengthening the mind and calming the mind, and prolonging life. The simplest way to eat yam is to wash it, steam it and add sugar to it. Don't be afraid of trouble in your spare time, process it a little and eat yam in a different way.

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Steps

  1. Brush the iron rod yam clean

    Red bean and yam cake step 1
  2. Steam it in a pot until it can be pierced with chopsticks

    Red bean and yam cake step 2
  3. Take out the steamed yam and let it dry until warm, then tear off the skin of the yam with your hands

    Red bean and yam cake step 3
  4. Press steamed yam into yam paste

    Red bean and yam cake step 4
  5. Homemade honey red beans

    Red bean and yam cake step 5
  6. Divide the yam paste into small portions and shape them into rounds. I used a 50g mooncake mold, which is about 25g each

    Red bean and yam cake step 6
  7. Take a portion of yam puree and press it flat

    Red bean and yam cake step 7
  8. Put honey red beans in the middle

    Red bean and yam cake step 8
  9. Rounded closing edge

    Red bean and yam cake step 9
  10. Sprinkle some cooked glutinous rice flour into the mooncake mold and shake off the excess glutinous rice flour

    Red bean and yam cake step 10
  11. Place into mooncake mold

    Red bean and yam cake step 11
  12. Press gently and lift the mooncake mold, and the red bean and yam cake is ready

    Red bean and yam cake step 12