Lotus rootCakeIts shape is like a lotus root, about the same size as a small lotus seed bowl, and very delicate.Although lotus seed cakes are small, the making of lotus seed cakes is not simple.This is reflected in the materials used to make lotus seed cakes, including lotus seed powder,Glutinous riceRice flour,Lotus seedsPowder,RiceFlour, etc.Lotus seed cakes can be simple or complex to make. Next, let's take a look at the popular lotus seed cake recipe!

Home-style lotus seed cake recipe

Ingredients

Lotus seed powder 700g,White sugar600g, 3500g of water, 250g of lotus seed slices.

Method

1. First, mix the lotus seed powder with 1000g of water to form a powder slurry, filter, and place in a bowl for later use.

2. Cook half of the white sugar until it turns golden yellow, add the remaining white sugar and water, and dissolve all the sugar.

3. Pour a portion of the powder slurry intoSugar syrupCook until it becomes a paste, then slowly pour into the raw powder slurry, stir while pouring, and push the powder slurry into a semi-raw paste.

4. Pour into square molds, sprinkle with lotus seed slices, and place inSteamerSteam over medium heat for about 45 minutes, remove, cool and solidify, and cut into small lotus seed-shaped pieces.

Tips for making lotus seed cake

1. The color of the cooked sugar should be golden yellow. If it turns black, it means it has been overcooked, and the lotus seed cake will taste bitter.

2. When cooking the paste, if the paste can be scooped up, that's fine.The powder paste should not be too raw or too cooked.If it is too raw, you can cook it in a double boiler. If it is too cooked, you can mix a portion of the raw powder paste.

3. To determine whether the lotus seed cake is cooked or not, generally when there is no white paste in the middle or when a chopstick is inserted into the middle position, without any white powder paste flowing out, it means it is cooked.

How to make delicious lotus seed cake: Crispy lotus seed cake

Ingredients

Lotus root (peeled) 250g, lotus seed powder 250g.Oil, sugar as needed.

Method

1. Wash and peel the lotus root, and cut it into slices;Mix the lotus seed powder with 500g of cold water and stir until it forms a paste;Boil 1000g of water and 400g of sugar to make sugar syrup.

2. Pour the boiling sugar syrup into the paste, and stir constantly to form a raw and cooked paste, and pour in the lotus seed slices.

3. Pour into a mold and level, steam over high heat for 15-20 minutes, and it will become transparent.

4. Cool and pour out (you can use a knife to turn around the edge of the mold, and it can be easily inverted, slice and cut.

5,Flat panPour a small amount of oil in the middle, and put the sliced lotus seed cake in to fry until both sides are golden brown.

Chinese plumsLotus seed cake recipe

Ingredients

Lotus seed powder 300g,Flour200g,Eggs2, 15g of baking powder.Plum sauce, 150g of sugar, a small amount of vegetable oil.

Method

1. Beat eggs in a bowl, stir well;Mix lotus seed powder with flour, add baking powder, egg liquid, and ice sugar (melted into sugar) and stir evenly, and ferment.

2. Brush oil around the inside of the container, pour in the fermented paste, about one-third of the container's volume.

3. Steam in the oven for 15 minutes, remove, spread plum sauce, and pour another one-third of the paste.

4. Steam for 15 minutes, remove and cool, and cut into pieces.