Snowflakes fall during the cold winter season, and the streets are filled with warmth. On such days, people always want to find some delicacies to warm their stomachs. And in the southern part of China, there is a traditional winter food - snow cakes, which is not only delicious but also easy to make, making it a good choice for a homemade dish.
Materials Preparation
The ingredients for making snow cakes are very simple, and you only need to prepare the following:
1. Glutinous rice flour: 500 grams
2. Brown sugar: 150 grams
3. Vegetable oil: moderate
4. Boiling water: moderate
Preparation steps
1. Add the right amount of boiling water and mix well. Be careful not to add too much water, so as not to affect the subsequent operation.
2. Add the brown sugar into another bowl, add the right amount of boiling water and mix well to make brown sugar paste.
3. Add the appropriate amount of vegetable oil to the glutinous rice flour and knead into a dough-like consistency.
4. Divide the dough into small pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
5. Flatten the ball and put it into the appropriate amount of brown sugar paste, spread the brown sugar paste evenly on the round cake.
6. Put the cakes coated with brown sugar paste into a steamer and steam them over high heat for 10 minutes.
7. Take out the steamed snow cakes and let them cool.
8. Pour an appropriate amount of vegetable oil into a pan and heat it to 60 or 70%.
9. Put the snow cakes into the pan and fry them until golden brown on both sides.
Enjoy the food
The finished snowcakes are fragrant, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with a very unique taste. You can feel the sweetness of brown sugar and the aroma of glutinous rice in every bite, which makes you savor the taste. In the cold winter days, a piece of hot snow cake not only warms the body, but also warms the soul.
Tips
1. When making the glutinous rice dough, you can add some hot water moderately so that the dough is easier to knead.
2. When applying the brown sugar paste, spread it evenly to avoid a paste when frying.
3. When frying the snow cakes, you should master the fire, too much fire is easy to paste, too little fire will become not crispy enough.