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Osmanthus Cake
Osmanthus cake has a history of more than 300 years. It uses glutinous rice flour, sugar, honey, and osmanthus as ingredients. It is a traditional Chinese snack. It is very popular in China and is a dessert for all ages.
The preparation method of osmanthus cake is simple. You can also add other ingredients according to your own preferences. The taste is soft and sweet, and has a fresh fragrance of osmanthus. The method I shared is the traditional sweet-scented osmanthus cake. You can also add other ingredients to make appropriate innovations according to your preferences.
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Ingredients
  
  • 400 g glutinous rice
  • White sugar 80 g
  • Honey
  • Dried osmanthus
  • brown sugar
  • 45 g of water
Instructions
 
  • Prepare 400 g glutinous rice,Soak in water for more than 4 hours.
  • At this time, you can grind the glutinous rice with your fingers.
  • Filter out the water and let dry,Grab the glutinous rice with your hands, you won’t feel a lot of moisture, but the glutinous rice is moist,Just reach this state.
  • Use a food processor to beat the glutinous rice into powder.
  • Strain the glutinous rice flour through a 40-mesh sieve,Let the glutinous rice flour stand for three hours.
  • Add 80 g sugar,Add 45 g of water and stir while adding,Knead the glutinous rice flour evenly.
  • Grab the rice noodles with your hands to form a ball, press lightly to disperse it,Just reach this state.
  • Prepare a square mold, or a square lunch box,Filter the glutinous rice flour into the mold again with a 20-mesh sieve.
  • When filtering halfway, use a spatula to flatten the glutinous rice flour without pressing down.
  • Sprinkle with brown sugar.
  • Continue to filter the remaining glutinous rice flour with a sieve,Then use a spatula to scrape it flat without pressing down.
  • Cut it into cubes with a spatula.
  • Put it in a steamer or steamer and steam for 30 minutes.
  • After taking it out, demould, add sweet osmanthus liquid,Sugar sweet-scented osmanthus liquid: (honey add sweet-scented osmanthus, mix well).
  • Sprinkle with dried osmanthus.
  • Osmanthus candy is ready,Be sure to eat it while it is hot, it will affect the taste if it gets cold,If it gets cold, steam it for another 5 minutes.
Notes
1、 The glutinous rice should be soaked in water for more than 3 hours. The time can be more but not less, otherwise it will affect the glutinous rice to absorb water and affect the taste of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake.
2、When scraping the glutinous rice flour with a spatula, do not press down, otherwise the sweet-scented osmanthus cake will be hard and not soft enough.
3、 The sweet-scented osmanthus cake should be eaten while it is hot, it will affect the taste when it gets cold.
4、 Sugar osmanthus liquid method: honey and dried osmanthus, mix well.
 
Cooking Difficulty
Difficulty(1-10) Time(minuts) taste Skill
5 25 Sweet Steam
 
Nutrient Content
Content Per 100 g
Calories 220 kcal
carbohydrate 49.7 g
Fat 0.6 g
protein 3.9 g
Cellulose 0.2 g
 
Matching Food
Milk, juice, preserved egg and lean meat porridge
 
Suitable People
People Recommend value(1-10)
High blood sugar 2
High blood pressure 7
high blood fat 6
lose weight 4
child 8
Recommend value:0-3(Try to avoid eating),4-6(Control eating less),7-8(No effect),9-10(Eat more)