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Peanut and Sunflower Seed Filling Yuanxiao

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. 1
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    Roast peanuts and sunflower seeds, then crush them with a food processor.

  2. 2
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    Add honey and stir well.

  3. 3
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    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.

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    Shape the filling into a ball and set it aside.

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

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    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.

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

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

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    Wrap them into individual yuanxiao.

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    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 flour
    210g
  • Peanut, sunflower seeds, melon seeds kernels
    350g
  • Honey
    50g
  • warm water
    to taste
  • Clear water
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Lard
    20g