"Frost bun" is a traditional Henan folk sweet. It adopts the traditional frosting technique, uses simple ingredients and is easy to make, so it is very popular in Changyuan County in northern Henan.

The key to making this dish is to boil the sugar, and the sugar juice must be boiled just right. Otherwise, if it is too light, it will not be frosted, and if it is too heavy, it will not stick to the bun.

The finished dish is crispy on the outside and thick on the inside, evenly frosted, with a unique flavor that is both elegant and popular.

It can be used as both a snack and a staple food, so let’s explain in detail the frosting technique of making steamed buns with frost.

1. First prepare 2 leftover steamed buns, peel off the skin and cut into thick skin first, then into thick strips.

After cutting, soak it in water and let the steamed buns absorb the water. After it is full, squeeze out the water and put it on the absorbent cloth to absorb as much water as possible. The reason for absorbing the water first and then squeezing out the water is for frying later.

2. Next, fry the steamed buns.

Heat oil in the pot. When the oil is 50% hot, add the steamed bun strips. Keep the fire low and fry slowly, stirring gently to allow them to heat evenly. Fry for about 2 minutes. When the steamed bun strips turn golden brown and the skin is very crispy, take them out of the pan to control the oil.

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3. After the steamed buns are fried, add a spoonful of water to the pot and 50 grams of sugar. Heat slowly to let the sugar gradually melt. Stir quickly with a spoon until the sugar bubbles. When the big bubbles turn into small bubbles, the sugar juice is boiled.

When thickened, add fried steamed buns and stir-fry briefly.

Take the buns out of the pan as soon as the sugar juice evenly coats them.

When doing this, you usually use a fan to quickly cool down the steamed buns, and use chopsticks to flip them constantly to allow the icing to solidify quickly. In this weather, you usually only need to open the window and don't need a fan.

After slowly cooling down, the buns were covered with icing sugar.

Tips: 1. Choose hand-steamed leftover steamed buns that will be firmer and not easy to soak; 2. The soaked steamed buns must be soaked up to avoid frying; 3. Be sure to use a small pot to boil the sugar sauce.

Fire. If the fire is too high, it will become mushy easily and become bitter when stir-fried.

The frosted buns made in this way are authentic and delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It can be used as a snack during leisure time or as breakfast in the busy morning.