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Do you know how to make the sweet-scented osmanthus cake with lotus root starch, which is often mentioned in The Queen of the Palace?

There are countless dishes in Hangzhou, and there are countless famous ones. One of them is Osmanthus Jelly with lotus root starch, which makes countless diners salivate. This cake also appeared in The Queen of the Palace, which was the most popular costume drama among netizens in Qing Dynasty, and Yong Zhengdi also liked this cake very much, which was enough to show the charm of this dessert. Therefore, if you want to make a dessert suitable for all ages, you must not miss this lotus root starch Osmanthus Jelly.

Dessert is the most indispensable food in our daily life. It can play the role of spiritual comfort when people are in a bad mood, and it can also play the role of icing on the cake when they are in a good mood. So many people who love sweets will say, "My heart is bitter enough. You should eat something sweet in your mouth." Many desserts we eat now contain additives and fats to some extent, such as chocolate and cream cakes, which many elderly people don't realize.

In fact, the method of making Osmanthus Jelly with lotus root starch is very simple. First cut the lotus roots bought in the market into blocks, then mix them with purified water and paste them. After filtering off the water, only lotus root powder is left, which can be used after drying. Of course, if it is more convenient, you can buy lotus root starch directly from the supermarket, then mix milk and baking powder evenly, and then add lotus root starch, flour and sweet-scented osmanthus sugar in turn. Stir well and pour into the mold (the mold should be oiled in advance to prevent sticking to the pot). Never fall into the shape of 6 or 7 minutes. If it is too full, it will overflow when steaming. Then the batter is fermented in a mold for 8 or 9 minutes, and then put into a steamer for cooking. After boiling water on high fire, boil it for 20 minutes on medium fire, and then take it out of the pot. Finally, coat a layer of osmanthus honey on the surface of the cake. This lotus root starch Osmanthus Jelly is a great achievement.

Ingredients: glutinous rice flour 400g starch 40g lotus root starch 60g hot water 260g cold water 30g sugar100g osmanthus fragrans 2 tablespoons.

1. Mix lotus root starch, glutinous rice flour and starch.

Pour hot water

3. Stir well and add a spoonful of osmanthus.

4. Add cold water moderately to make it paste.

5. Use a mold, wrap it with plastic wrap and brush it with oil.

6. Pour the batter into the mold.

7. Boil water and steam for 25 minutes.

8. Brush a tablespoon of osmanthus and steam for about two minutes.

9. Ok, you can cut into pieces after cooling.

Look at the results. Do you really want to eat?