Chinese Food
Lotus scroll
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Turn the dough into lotus with your magic hands. It's said that lotus roll is one of the dishes on the whole table of the Han Dynasty. It's like the elegant shape of lotus. It's pleasant to see just by looking at it. The traditional lotus roll is only made of white flour. The lotus roll made this time is mixed with purple potato mud. Purple and white are interlaced. The color is richer and the layer is clearer. It's like a piece of art placed on the table.
Cooking ingredients
Cooking Steps
Step1:White dough - 150g flour, 70g water, 5g sugar, 5g cooking oil and 1.5g yeast. Purple potato dough - 200g flour, 50g purple potato puree, 90g water, 5g sugar, 5g cooking oil and 1.5g yeast. [the amount of water should not be too much. It is better not to exceed 50% of the amount of flour. Only in this way can the appearance of the finished product be beautiful.
Step2:Knead into white dough and purple potato dough respectively. [because the water content is less than that of ordinary dough. The dough is rough after kneading.
Step3:The dough is about half an hour old. Knead it again. Some water will be produced during the fermentation process, which will make the dough smooth.
Step4:The two kinds of dough are divided into six small dosage forms. Round. There are 12 small dough forms.
Step5:Take white dough and purple potato dough. Press flat. Purple potato dough is pressed larger. White dough is smaller. White dough is covered with purple potato dough.
Step6:Roll the circle with a rolling pin. Two face patches as a group.
Step7:The dough is folded in half. It's half the size.
Step8:The patch folds in half again. It's a quarter of its original size.
Step9:According to the position in the figure, cut three knives so that the fan-shaped patches can be divided into three parts of equal width. Two sector patches as a group. Do the following steps.
Step10:Take the two longest facial preparations. Stick the cuts together and put them in the middle.
Step11:Put on the second long facial preparation. Stick the incisions together and put them in the middle.
Step12:Finally, put the shortest two remaining preparations. Also, put the incision in the middle.
Step13:Use a chopstick to press horizontally. Pull out the chopsticks.
Step14:Use two chopsticks. Press down vertically.
Step15:Squeeze the two chopsticks into the middle and pull out the chopsticks. The dough will have a beautiful lotus pattern.
Step16:Put the lotus roll into the steamer. Let it go for about 20 minutes.
Step17:Steam the steamer over high heat. Turn to medium low heat and steam for about 10 minutes. Don't open the lid after steaming. Open the lid after steaming for a few minutes.
Cooking tips:1. The dough should be hard. Don't knead it too soft, so that the finished product lines are not obvious and not good-looking. 2. Purple sweet potato mud method - wash and steam purple sweet potato, press into mud. 3. Don't add all the water at one time. Reserve a little. Add some more depending on the situation. In particular, purple potato dough should be adjusted according to the water content of purple potato paste. 4. Edible oil is added to make lotus rolls smoother. Lard, butter or vegetable oil can be used. 5. Before the lotus roll steaming, there should be a certain hair time. It should not be too long to prevent the finished product from over expanding, damaging the lines and shape, or too short to prevent the finished product from being hard and affecting the taste. There are skills in making delicious dishes.
