Peanut Lantern Festival

Mix glutinous rice dough: 1. Put the glutinous rice flour in a bowl, add water and mix the dough.

2. Mix the dough to the point where you can squeeze it into a ball with your hands with a little force. If it is too soft, the Yuanxiao cannot maintain its shape. If it is too hard, it will be difficult to knead it into a ball, which will also affect the taste.

Making Yuanxiao stuffing: 1. Put the peanuts in a pan and stir-fry over low heat.

2. After frying the peanuts, rub off the outer peanut coat, crush it with a rolling pin, and add a little brown sugar (Note: You cannot use white sugar for the filling of the Lantern Festival, otherwise there will be a hard shell between the filling and the glutinous rice after cooking, which will greatly affect the taste), too much sugar will make it greasy and will also cover up the aroma of the peanuts; sprinkle a little water to moisten the brown sugar.

Wrap Yuanxiao: Divide the prepared glutinous rice dough into the appropriate size, knead it slightly to form a roughly round shape, use your thumb to press a deep nest in the middle of the small dough, then put the prepared peanut brown sugar filling in, seal the nest and knead it into a regular circle.

Cooking Yuanxiao: Add water to the soup pot, add Yuanxiao to boil after boiling; add appropriate amount of cold water to continue cooking, repeat 3 times; wait until the Yuanxiao has all floated, it will be cooked, put into a bowl, and you can immediately feel the aroma of peanuts and the right sweetness, accompanied by the aroma of glutinous rice, sweet but not greasy. The feeling of warmth and comfort is so wonderful. Note: When cooking Yuanxiao, use the back of the spoon to push the Yuanxiao in the pot to avoid sinking to the bottom. You cannot use the method of scooping soup to operate, otherwise the Yuanxiao will be ruined.