Yuqian Wotou

Overview

Yuqian is a unique delicacy in spring. If you pick too much, you can eat it all. If you make it into Yuqian steamed buns, you can eat it for a while. I used to eat the elm money steamed bread made by my mother every spring. Looking back, the fragrance of elm money still lingers between my lips and teeth. My aunt who lives in the countryside brought a bag of elm money this time. She suddenly missed the taste of elm money steamed bread, so she steamed it by herself. It was very delicious, and it still tasted like the taste she had when she was a child.

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• spring recipes
• farm food
• cornmeal
• flour
• thirteen incense
• yuqian
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Pick off the branches and leaves from the elm leaves, soak them for a while, then clean and drain

   

2. 2 Add salt and mix well

   

3. 3 Add thirteen spices and mix well

   

4. 4 Pour in the cornmeal and white flour mixture in portions and mix well

   

5. 5 Knead vigorously with your hands to mix the flour and Yuqian into a dough, cover and keep fresh for half an hour

   

6. 6 Take a piece of dough with your hands and roll it into a ball with your palms

   

7. 7 Use the thumb of your right hand to press a hole in the ball, then place it in the palm of your left hand. While turning it with the thumb of your right hand, use the fingers of your left hand to shape it with the palm of your hand

   

8. 8 Gradually shaped into a steamed bun shape

   

9. 9 Organized shape

   

10. 10 Prepare the other items in turn, place them in a steamer covered with a cage cloth, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to medium heat and steam for 20 minutes, then simmer for 3 minutes