Hakka Ramie Leaf Cake

Overview

The Qingming Festival we are talking about is usually only one day. In the Hakka area, Qingming is also called Chunji. It lasts a long time. After the Spring Equinox and until Qingming, you can worship your ancestors during this period. Because the ancestors in the past were not in the same tomb, and the location was different, so their entire ancestor worship would last longer. During the Qingming Festival, there is a custom of eating green dumplings in Jiangnan area. Green dumplings are made by mashing a wild plant called wheat straw and squeezing out the juice. The juice is then mixed with dried pure glutinous rice flour and kneaded. The fillings of the dumplings are made with various fillings. When filling, a small piece of lard is added. After the dumplings are made, steam them in a basket. When they come out of the basket, use a brush to evenly brush the cooked vegetable oil on the surface of the dumplings, and you're done. Green dumplings are as green as jade, glutinous and soft, with a fragrant fragrance. They taste sweet but not greasy. They are also a must-have food for people in Jiangnan area to worship their ancestors. Because of this, green dumplings are particularly important in the folk food customs in Jiangnan area. The Qingming cakes of our Hakka people, or moxa cakes, are mainly made from ramie leaves and white-headed urns. Therefore, on the day of Qingming Festival, everyone will eat moxa cakes and moxa glutinous rice cakes, which have become a must-eat during the Qingming Festival. Ramie leaves have the effect of reducing inflammation and removing dampness. It is said that after pregnant women eat it, the hair of their babies will be shiny and black. I have also eaten it. Because the humidity in spring is heavy, eating some ramie leaves has health benefits. The fragrance of ramie leaves and the soft taste of glutinous rice have very good health effects. Now it has not only become a must-have food for Hakkas during the Qingming Festival, but also a special gift for giving gifts and entertaining foreign tourists.

Tags

• snacks
• a little oil
• chengfen
• glutinous rice flour
• ramie leaves
• sesame filling

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Clean the ramie leaves, boil a pot of water, add some salt to the water and blanch the ramie leaves for 5 minutes. Remove and rinse in cold water for 30 minutes.

   

2. 2 . Put the rinsed ramie leaves into a blender, add water and make a paste. You can remove the juice or make a paste.

   

3. 3 Pour glutinous rice flour into a container, add ramie leaf paste, and mix into a uniform dough

   

4. 4 Add boiling water to the powder and stir to form a dough

   

5. 5 Put the glutinous rice flour dough and orange dough into a container and knead it into a uniform dough. Add lard and knead it thoroughly to form a three-gloss dough

   

6. 6 Divide into small portions of the same size, press the portions into slices, add sesame filling, and slowly push up with your hands to seal

   

7. 7 The prepared Qingtuan dough is pressed into a mold using a mold

   

8. 8 Put a layer of oil paper on it and place it evenly in the steamer

   

9. 9 Pour in cold water and steam for about ten minutes. The finished product is emerald green and eye-catching. It has a soft and chewy texture and is very delicious