Baked Lanterns (Traditional Chinese Lantern Festival Dessert)

The Lantern Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals. During this festival, families make all kinds of Yuanxiao, and there is nothing more classic than Bashi Yuanxiao.

Pulling the threads of Yuanxiao is a kind of ball-shaped dessert made of glutinous rice flour, with a soft outer skin and delicious inner filling, and the most special thing is that it needs to be "pulled threads" before eating, so as to reflect its unique taste and flavor. Let's learn how to make these tasty snacks together!

Material Preparation

The materials for the preparation of the pulling threads are not complicated, mainly including glutinous rice flour, water, red dates, sesame seeds, sugar, oil, etc. Among them, glutinous rice flour is the main ingredient for making the pulling threads. Among them, glutinous rice flour is the main ingredient for making the Lantern, which is soft and sinewy in texture.

Making Steps

1. Prepare the required materials, core the red dates and cut them into small pieces.

2. Pour the glutinous rice flour into a large bowl, slowly add the right amount of water and knead into a smooth dough.

3. Knead the dough into small pieces, roll it into long thin strips, cut into small pieces and set aside.

4. Roll the glutinous rice dough into a ball shape, flatten it with your fingers, add the date pieces into it, and then roll it into a ball shape again.

5. Put the rolled Yuanxiao into boiling water to cook, cook until the Yuanxiao floats and then cook for a while.

6. Take out the boiled dumplings, put them on a clean plate and sprinkle some sesame seeds on them.

7. Heat a pan with cool oil, add the right amount of sugar and simmer slowly over low heat until the sugar turns dark brown and becomes caramelized.

8. Pour the caramel over the curls and use chopsticks to pull the caramel into silk until the curls are covered with caramel strands.

Tips

1. When making the Yuanxiao, pay attention to the moisture of the glutinous rice flour and don't add too much water, otherwise it will affect the texture of the Yuanxiao.

2. Don't cook the Yuanxiao for too long, otherwise it will cause the Yuanxiao to become too glutinous and affect the texture.

3. Be careful when making caramel, don't overcook the sugar or it will become bitter.