In Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, when it comes to Jianhu special cuisine, many people's first reaction is to eat lotus flour balls, using glutinous rice flour as raw materials, mixing a variety of fresh fruit raw materials to make traditional soup dumplings. It is fragrant and delicious, refreshing to the heart. The subtle sichuan fragrance is endless, avoiding the secret of fat.
If you have not been to Jianhu, then you must not know how famous the lotus flour dumplings are, although the food of the lotus flour dumplings is not a good meal, but it is indispensable in all kinds of banquets. For the lake builders, if there is no lotus flour balls at a banquet, it is a rude gesture. Without this kind of food that symbolizes happiness, this banquet can hardly be considered a success.
Add down I will talk about the practice of lotus flour balls for everyone, in fact, the lotus flour balls are still divided into many details, first of all, the hazelnut kernels, melon seeds, walnut meat and other raw materials fried until broken, the upper bun stuffing and osmanthus trees, white sugar, animal oil, etc. together with the spread, rolled into batter, and then rolled into small balls for backup, lotus root powder with a noodle stick to grind into noodles, and then take a small bamboo, sprinkle lotus root powder on top of it, boil it evenly, immediately fish it out and then put it in the pot, sprinkle lotus root powder to roll evenly, and then put it in the pot, continue three or four times, The lotus flour circle is ready.
In the case of eating, put it in a pot of cold water, cook it on a warm heat until it floats, add sugar and osmanthus flowers. Lotus flour balls can also be called "osmanthus lotus powder circles", "five-kernel lotus powder circles", and changing the cooking method can also be made "mille-feuille puff pastry lotus powder circles" and "plucked lotus powder circles". Its production is simple and pay attention to, its production is divided into material preparation, filling, ironing, boiling soup 4 process, in which ironing pays more attention. First of all, the plate oil, white sugar, sesame powder, osmanthus tree, sweet almonds, walnut meat, hazelnut kernels, kumquat cakes, etc. are made into traps, rolled into a ball, put into a tea table or bamboo plaque filled with lotus root powder, evenly sieved, dipped into a thin powder, and then used a colander to float back and forth in boiling water after the lotus flour balls that have been made in bloom, at least five times.
If you soak in the clear soup and sprinkle some decorated dried osmanthus flowers, if we get close to the mouth, the aroma will come to the face. One bite down, slightly malleable, sweet and nourishing, not greasy, let people eat full of fragrant. To this day, lotus flour dumplings have long become a signature dish for entertaining guests from east and west throughout Jiangsu Province.