Food made from osmanthus

There are more and more foods made with osmanthus, but most of them are concentrated in the dessert category, such as osmanthus cake. The methods of making this kind of cake are completely different, but the taste is not that different when eating. They all feel very sweet and delicious. In addition, osmanthus can be soaked in water, which is also a very good drink to make your body better and better.

Crystal Osmanthus Cake

Raw material formula

First-grade Sichuan white sugar sugar glutinous rice flour cooked oil honey osmanthus cooked flour

practice

Add 80g sugar to 200g warm water and stir until dissolved

Add 150g glutinous rice flour and 75g cornstarch, mix well until there are no particles.

Add 40g of salad oil and stir until the water and oil are mixed (no salad oil can be seen in the batter)

Brush the inner wall of the container with salad oil

Pour the mixed batter in and let it sit for 40 minutes

Pour cold water into the pot and steam for 30 minutes after the water boils. Steam and demould

After cooling, use a knife to dip in water to cut into pieces, sprinkle with dried osmanthus, and pour honey water on it.

Cooking Tips

1. In steps 2 and 3, be sure to stir evenly. After adding the salad oil, stir until no salad oil particles are visible.

2. The container must be brushed with oil, otherwise it will be difficult to take out the steamed food. When demoulding, you can use a knife dipped in cold boiled water to make a circle along the edge of the mold and then turn it upside down.

3. It will be easier to cut into pieces after it cools down. When cutting into pieces, dip the knife in cold boiled water. Wash it clean and dip it in cold boiled water each time before cutting, otherwise the knife will stick.

Sesame Osmanthus Jelly

Raw material formula

500g glutinous rice, 150g sugar, 100g sesame, 15g sugar osmanthus, 50g sesame oil or peanut oil

step

1. Wash the glutinous rice, soak it in water for 4 hours, take it out and steam it in a steamer covered with a cloth for 1 hour.

Glutinous rice with just the right amount of softness.

2. Pour the rice from the steamer into a bowl, add peanut oil, sugared osmanthus and white sugar, and use a thick crutches to repeatedly pound, stir and turn the rice to make it sticky so that it can stick together.

3. Remove the sand from the sesame seeds, wash them clean, put them in a pot and roast them over low heat until they are dry. Take them out and grind them into fine powder with a bowl.

4. Spread half of the cooked sesame powder evenly on the chopping board, spread the glutinous rice on the sesame powder and press it flat, then spread the glutinous rice on top of the sesame powder.

Sprinkle a layer of sesame powder evenly and shake it with a crutches to prevent the sesame seeds from falling off. Place it on a white porcelain plate, the thickness should be about 2 cm.

After cooling in the refrigerator, take out and cut into rectangular or diamond-shaped pieces.