Old flavored mung bean cake

Old flavored mung bean cake

Overview

Since ancient times, it has been said that medicine and food have the same origin. Mung beans have the function of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Mung bean cake using mung bean powder as raw material has always been a traditional Chinese early summer food. Modern food hygiene analysis shows that mung beans are rich in starch, protein, fatty oil, vitamins A, B1, B2, niacin and other nutrients. Regular consumption is very beneficial to the human body and has many wonderful uses. Mung bean cake can be divided into southern and northern styles according to taste. The northern style is Beijing style. It is made without adding any oil. Although it is soft in the mouth, it has no oily feeling. It is also called dry bean cake. When making mung bean cake in the south, you need to add oil. The taste is soft and delicate. The mung bean cake I made today is a typical Beijing-style mung bean cake with red bean paste filling. It is particularly delicious.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Prepare sugar, boil water and let cool.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 1

  2. Steam 500 grams of mung bean noodles in a pot for 30 minutes to remove the beany smell.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 2

  3. The mung bean noodles will solidify together after being cooked.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 3

  4. Crush with a rolling pin while still hot.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 4

  5. Sieve.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 5

  6. Then make a ‘pit’ in the middle of the mung bean noodles

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 6

  7. Pour in sugar.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 7

  8. Pour in warm water and sugar to melt.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 8

  9. Then mix in the surrounding flour and mix it into granules by hand.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 9

  10. The degree of dryness and wetness is subject to being able to be kneaded into a ball.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 10

  11. Sieve again. This time sifting is a little more troublesome.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 11

  12. After sifting this time, the mung bean cake powder is ready.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 12

  13. Use a square baking pan, place a piece of oil paper on the bottom, put half of the mung bean cake flour into the baking pan, and flatten it.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 13

  14. Add red bean paste and spread evenly.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 14

  15. Then add the remaining half of the mung bean cake powder

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 15

  16. Use another piece of oil paper and apply a little sesame oil.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 16

  17. Cover the mung bean cake powder and press it into a smooth surface.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 17

  18. Steam in a steamer for another 10 minutes.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 18

  19. Steamed mung bean cake, remove the oil paper and demold.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 19

  20. Cut into cubes. A little more decoration. This is the characteristic of traditional mung bean cake.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 20

  21. Mung bean cake filled with red bean paste is not only delicious but also nutritious.

    Old flavored mung bean cake step 21