Bird's Nest Silk

Name: Bird's Nest Silk
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 50g Winter melon strips; 50g Honey cherry; 250g Flour; 20g lard; 150g water; 5g yeast; 20g Sugar

by Yuxue is the bone and ice is the soul

4.8 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Normal

Time

2h

Serving

2

Zigong's innovative famous snack bird's nest silk was founded in 1965. In August 1990, it won the Sichuan Provincial Snacks Award. Zigong bird's nest silk is made of flour, sugar, lard, cherries, candied fruit, etc., with exquisite craftsmanship, the yeast noodles are mixed into silk strips, rolled into bird's nest silk, and steamed in a basket. The characteristic is that the bubble is loose and soft, the thread is even, sweet and refreshing. Bird's nest silk is different from the usual noodles Hanamaki in shape, seasoning and taste, and has become a new sweet in the pastry. It is not only used for snacks at banquets, but also becomes a favorite breakfast of the masses, and is praised by guests at home and abroad. "

Ingredients

50g Winter Melon Strips
50g Honey Cherry
250g Flour
20g Lard
150g Water
5g Yeast
20g Sugar

Bird's Nest Silk

1. Add a small amount of warm water to the yeast, pour it into the flour, add water and sugar, and knead it into a soft dough. Ferment in a warm place to double its size.

2. Cut honey cherries and winter melon strips into fine pieces

3. Sprinkle some dry flour on the panel, knead the fermented dough to expel the air, roll it into a rectangle with a rolling pin, and roll it out thinner

4. The lard melts in water and brushes evenly on the dough

5. Sprinkle evenly with chopped honey cherries and chopped winter melon

6. Roll up the dough slowly

7. Flatten the rolled dough slightly and cut into chopstick-thick strips

8. When cutting to 8 to 10 pieces, pinch both ends with your hands and pull them to a length of three inches

9. Flip with your left hand, press the left with the right

10. Roll it again, press the joint underneath, and press it in the middle with your thumb to form a bird's nest shape.

11. After everything is done, put it in the cage, put on the lid and let it stand for about 30 minutes

12. Put the proofed bird's nest silk into the pot, and steam it on medium heat for about 15 minutes after the water boils. After turning off the heat, simmer for 5 minutes before opening the lid.

13. Finished picture

14. Finished picture

Tips:
1. Roll the noodles thinly, and roll them up to have more layers
2. The cut sliver should be stretched slowly and then rolled up
3. After the bird’s nest silk is rolled, it should be proofed for half an hour. After steaming, turn off the heat and do not open the lid immediately. After simmering for 5 minutes, open the lid.