Shoutao cake is a Chinese pastry with strong traditional culture. Its shape resembles the traditional peach, symbolizing longevity and happiness. The inside of Shoutao cake is made of glutinous rice flour, red bean paste, jujube paste and other materials. It tastes soft and glutinous, sweet and delicious. Today, I will tell you how to make this delicious Chinese pastry.

Material preparation

1. 500g glutinous rice flour

2. Appropriate amount of red bean paste

3. Appropriate amount of jujube paste

4. Appropriate amount of sugar

5. Appropriate amount of water

Step 1: making glutinous rice balls

1. Pour glutinous rice flour into a large bowl, add appropriate amount of water and stir well.

2. Put the stirred glutinous rice flour into a steamer and steam it with high fire for 15 minutes until it is cooked.

3. Pour the steamed glutinous rice flour into a large bowl, add appropriate amount of sugar, stir well and knead into glutinous rice balls.

Step 2: making stuffing.

1. Put red bean paste and jujube paste into the pot respectively, add appropriate amount of sugar and water, and cook with low fire until thick.

2. Put the cooked red bean paste and jujube paste into a bowl and leave it to cool.

Step 3: make a peach cake.

1. Divide the glutinous rice balls into small portions and knead them into balls.

2. Crush the ball into thin slices, put in a proper amount of stuffing, wrap the glutinous rice skin around the stuffing, and knead it into the shape of a peach.

3. Put the prepared peach cake into a steamer and steam it with high fire for 15 minutes until it is cooked.

4. Take out the steamed peach cake and leave it to cool.

Tips:

1. Glutinous rice flour needs to be mixed with appropriate amount of water and kneaded into glutinous rice balls.

2. Red bean paste and jujube paste need to add appropriate amount of sugar and water, and cook them with low fire until they are thick.

3. Divide the glutinous rice balls into small portions, knead them into balls, flatten them into thin slices, wrap the stuffing and knead them into the shape of a peach.

4. Shoutao cake needs to be steamed with high fire 15 minutes or so until it is cooked.

Ending:

Shoutao cake is a traditional Chinese pastry with strong cultural flavor. Although its making process is a little complicated, as long as you master every step, you can make a delicious birthday peach cake. In this traditional festival, you might as well make some birthday peach cakes yourself, taste traditional delicacies with your family and have a happy time.