【Beijing】Lotus leaf cake as thin as cicada wings

Overview

Beginning of Spring, also called Dachun, is the first solar term of the year. At the beginning of spring, the weather gradually gets warmer, the grass sprouts, and the spring flowers gradually bloom... Spring brings people the joy of being full of vitality and vitality. The custom at the beginning of spring is to eat spring cakes. Maomao, I have learned a new way to steam spring pancakes. The spring pancakes are as thin as cicada wings, strong, non-stick, simple and easy to make, and will not break even if they are cooled. Shredded chicken with Beijing sauce, shredded green onions, shredded carrots, and cucumber strips are rolled up in thin lotus leaf pancakes. Through the translucent pancake skin, you can see the rich colors wrapped in it. When you bite it, you will find rich layers, progressive taste, and chewy pancake skin. I want to eat all the spring in one bite

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• cake
• all-purpose flour
• cornstarch
• boiling water
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 All the ingredients for lotus leaf cake include 100 grams of flour, 5 grams of salt, and about 50 ml of boiling water.

   

2. 2 Place all ingredients into the bread machine bucket. (Add a small amount of boiling water first, and then add it experimentally. Because different brands of flour absorb different amounts of water, the dough needs to be softer. It must be softer than dumpling dough to be rolled out thinly.) Start the dough kneading program of the bread machine for about 15 minutes

   

3. 3 Knead the dough in the bread machine and let it rest for about 20 minutes. (If you don’t have a bread machine, you can knead by hand)

   

4. 4 Place the risen dough on the kneading surface

   

5. 5 At this time, the steamer is preheated

   

6. 6 While the steamer is preheating, we knead the dough into a long strip.

   

7. 7 Divide it into 16 equal parts

   

8. 8 Add some dough to prevent sticking, and press all the ingredients into a cake shape

   

9. 9 Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a thin pancake as much as possible. The thinner it is, the better it will be translucent. Be sure to add enough raw flour to prevent the dough from sticking during rolling

   

10. 10 At this time, the steamer has been filled with air, spread the thin noodles flat on the steamer

    

11. 11 Close the lid and continue steaming

    

12. 12 Next, roll out the second piece

    

13. 13 After rolling it out, place it directly on top of the first sheet (when laying the second sheet, make sure the first sheet is translucent to indicate it is basically cooked, and then lay the next sheet to ensure it does not stick). After rolling it out, cover it and continue steaming, and so on. After laying the last sheet, cover the lid and steam for another 3 minutes

    

14. 14 The thin lotus leaf cake is ready

    

15. 15 It's very simple

    

16. 16 The crust is translucent and ultra-thin

    

17. 17 It is particularly tough and does not stick to each other. If you can't finish eating, separate each piece and stack it up and put it in a crisper. As long as it is not dry, there will be no problem at all. Next time you eat it, steam it in the basket and it will be the same as freshly steamed

    

18. 18 Just make sure to keep the lid closed when not eating and don't let it dry so it won't break even if it cools down

    

19. 19 Strong taste

    

20. 20 It’s easy to make. I made 16 lotus leaf pancakes with 100 grams of flour. You can try it too