
Peanut and Sunflower Seed Filling Yuanxiao
Roasted peanuts and sunflower seeds are ground with honey and lard into malleable balls, then rolled in glutinous rice flour yuanxiao-style until evenly coated, cooking into chewy, nutty, festively sweet dumplings.
Instructions
- 1

Roast peanuts and sunflower seeds, then crush them with a food processor.
- 2

Add honey and stir well.
- 3

Add lard and stir evenly. If the filling is a bit dry, you can add a little water to help the filling form a ball.
- 4

Shape the filling into a ball and set it aside.
- 5

Mix glutinous rice flour with warm water to form a dough.
- 6

Take a small piece from the large dough, cook it in boiling water, then mix it with the large dough and knead it into a dough again.
- 7

Divide the glutinous rice dough into small dough pieces equal in number to the filling.
- 8

Shape the glutinous rice dough into a bowl, add the filling, and slowly seal it with the thumb and forefinger.
- 9

Wrap them into individual yuanxiao.
- 10

Pour boiling water into the pot, cook the yuanxiao until done, and then you can enjoy eating them deliciously.
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Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- glutinous rice flour210g
- Peanut, sunflower seeds, melon seeds kernels350g
- Honey50g
- warm waterto taste
- Clear waterto taste
Seasonings
- Lard20g