Aiwowo

Aiwowo

Overview

Aiwowo is a halal snack made from glutinous rice in Beijing. It is characterized by its snow-white color, spherical shape, sticky texture and sweet taste. Not only Beijingers like this snack, but also foreigners coming to Beijing often want to taste this nationally famous halal snack.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Prepare the ingredients and soak the glutinous rice for 6 hours.

    Aiwowo step 1
  2. Put ordinary flour in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and steam in a steamer for 15 minutes.

    Aiwowo step 2
  3. Add water to the pot and blanch the soaked glutinous rice for 1 minute, then remove quickly.

    Aiwowo step 3
  4. Take a clean drawer cloth, scoop the glutinous rice into dry water and wrap it up.

    Aiwowo step 4
  5. Place in a basket and steam for 20 minutes. (Steamed)

    Aiwowo step 5
  6. Take out the steamed glutinous rice and put it into a larger bowl.

    Aiwowo step 6
  7. Add an appropriate amount of boiling water and use a rolling pin to beat the glutinous rice until it is stiff (not too mushy to prevent it from sticking to the teeth). Cover the stirred glutinous rice with a wet drawer and let cool until set aside.

    Aiwowo step 7
  8. Chop the cooked peanuts with a knife (not too chopped)

    Aiwowo step 8
  9. Cut the hawthorn cake into small pieces.

    Aiwowo step 9
  10. Take a bowl and add sugar, cooked flour and sesame seeds.

    Aiwowo step 10
  11. Then add the hawthorn granules, peanut granules, and rose paste and stir evenly. Knead the evenly mixed filling into a filling ball.

    Aiwowo step 11
  12. Crush the freshly steamed flour with a rolling pin, take out the cooled glutinous rice, place it on the cooked flour, and roll it into long strips.

    Aiwowo step 12
  13. Cut into equal-sized pieces.

    Aiwowo step 13
  14. Flatten the picked medicine. Then put the dough on the flattened dough.

    Aiwowo step 14
  15. Wrap slowly with your hands and form into a ball. Garnish with hawthorn pieces.

    Aiwowo step 15