Old Beijing snack - donkey rolling

Old Beijing snack - donkey rolling

Overview

Donkey Rolling is one of the traditional snacks of old Beijing. The finished product has three distinct colors of yellow, white and red, which is really beautiful. Because a layer of soybean flour is sprinkled on its surface, it resembles the loess thrown up by wild donkeys rolling around in the suburbs of old Beijing, hence the name Donkey Rolling. The materials are actually very common. The white one is glutinous rice, the red one is red bean paste, and the yellow one is soybean noodles. Today I used a bread machine to make this traditional snack at home. Regardless of whether it is authentic or not, it is really delicious! Especially the red bean paste stir-fried with rose sauce adds a rich flavor.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Wash the dried soybeans and drain the water

    Old Beijing snack - donkey rolling step 1

  2. Pour into bread bucket

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  3. Select the frying program in the ACA bread machine’s special menu and set the time to 30 minutes

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  4. When the time is up, scoop up a few and see. The color is good. Give it a taste. The inside is still a little soft due to the heat

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  5. Pour the beans into a bowl and let them cool before using

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  6. Pour the cooled soybeans into the food processor cup, start the nut program, and grind them into fine powder

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  7. The beaten soybeans are sieved to make them more fine

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  8. 280g glutinous rice and 320g water are ready

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  9. Wash the glutinous rice with clean water and put it into the bread barrel with 320 grams of water

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  10. Start the rice cake program under the pastry menu. It will take 1 hour and 30 minutes. Let the bread machine make it completely

    Old Beijing snack - donkey rolling step 10

  11. When the time is up, the glutinous rice and water have completely disappeared, turning into sticky and delicate rice cakes

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  12. Spread a layer of soybean flour on the mat

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  13. Dip a rolling pin into cold boiling water, roll the cooled glutinous rice balls into large thin slices, and spread an even layer of red bean paste on top

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  14. Roll it into a roll. The surface is already covered with a layer of soybean noodles. You can sprinkle another layer to make it more like loess

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  15. Cut into pieces and eat

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  16. The bean paste is sweet, the glutinous rice is chewy, and the soybean noodles are delicate. It’s really delicious

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