Homemade Qingming Ai Dumplings
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First, prepare glutinous rice flour and japonica rice flour. They are sold in this market. The best ratio is 1:2, which gives the best taste. Put all the powder in a dry and clean basin and mix it all well and set aside. If you make it for the first time, you can make 200 grams of glutinous rice flour and 400 grams of japonica rice flour, because there are 400 grams in a bag.
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To prepare the filling, I use homemade pickles, diced pork, and bamboo shoots. They are cooked and ready for use.
3.
Put the wormwood in boiling water and boil it softly, add some edible alkali, (to boil it with water) I made about 3 kilograms of powder and put a section of edible alkali like the tip of a little finger, and put the boiled wormwood in the soup first , And then put the grass and noodles to mix. You can use chopsticks to stir first, don't burn it.
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Make the flour into a ball, this one needs to be strong, it is very hard and even, I took 40 minutes for my amount, can’t be lazy, otherwise it won’t taste good, it’s the best in the world if I make it, absolutely flexible Not sticky, suitable for all ages.
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Because the Ai dumplings to be made are at least 2 times larger than ordinary dumplings, I think the rolling pin is troublesome. First, let me show my secret weapon, a stainless steel bowl bottom, it’s better to use enamel weight, ha ha, Just make a small dough and make it into a round ball. Just press it and evenly with your hands.
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First wrap up a preliminary model, and then build a shape, roll it slowly with your thumb and index finger at a 40-degree angle. This requires technique, and more training can produce results.
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Finally formed
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I have made a lot of it. It can be quick-frozen. Wormwood is a very seasonal plant. We usually soak it and let it cool and quick-freeze it so that you can eat fresh and fragrant moxa dumplings whenever you want to make it.
