Lotus cake
Overview
According to legend, the lotus flower is a beautiful maid named Yu Ji who is beside the Queen Mother, and the lotus flower is her incarnation. When Yu Ji saw the two couples in the world, men farming and women weaving, she was very envious, so she was moved by her mortal heart. Accompanied by the daughter of the River God, she secretly left the Heavenly Palace and came to the West Lake in Hangzhou. From then on, a beautiful maid disappeared from the heavenly palace, and a kind of jade-skinned and watery flower appeared in the world. People praise the elegance and cleanliness of the lotus for its ability to emerge from the mud without being stained. The lotus cake made of pastry dough looks like a lotus, with clear layers of cake. It is beautiful to look at and is crispy and sweet when eaten. It has a unique flavor.
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Ingredients
Steps
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Preparation of raw materials: bean paste filling, sugar, lard, water (the color of dragon fruit skin)
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Prepare raw materials: white flour
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Mix sugar, lard, water into oil dough
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Let the mixed dough rise for 30 minutes
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Make dough with lard
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Reconciled pastry dough
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Make the dough and pastry into equal-sized portions
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Take a portion of the dough and flatten it into a portion of pastry. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 15 minutes
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Wrap it carefully with the tiger's mouth
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Roll into ox tongue shape
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Roll up as shown
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Do it one by one, repeat this 3 times
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Roll the dough into a round piece
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Dumped bean paste filling
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Put the bean paste filling into the dough,
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Wrap it well, pinch it tightly, and place it with the closing part facing down
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Use a knife to cut evenly around the top into equal petals
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The ready-made lotus cake
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Put the green dough in a colander and put it into a 30% to 40% hot oil pan
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Fry until the petals open, and pour hot oil over the lotus petals.
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When the pastry layer is clear and mature, take it out and put it on a plate. The fried lotus cake is fragrant and crispy.
