How to make snow dates? How to make snow dates?

Snow dates are a special snack unique to the Chinese people. Because of its appearance similar to dates but white in color, it is called snow dates. It is most common in Hubei Province, China. So how to make snow dates? Next, I will write down the production method and recipe of snow dates. After reading it, you will know how to make snow dates.

How to make snow dates

Snow dates are not real dates, but a delicious snack made from glutinous rice. When making snow dates, you need to prepare an appropriate amount of glutinous rice and soybean powder, as well as a small amount of quicklime. Mix them together, then fry them in a pan. After frying until the middle is hollow, take them out and wrap them with a thin layer of white shell to make the snow dates.

Snow date production method recipe

1. When making snow dates, you need to prepare an appropriate amount of glutinous rice. Soak the glutinous rice in clean water in advance. After it absorbs water and expands, put it in a clean container and mash it into a paste. Only then can you add the prepared soybean powder and mix it evenly.

2. Take an appropriate amount of slaked lime and add it to the prepared soybean powder to shape it. Then put enough cooking oil in the pot and heat it to 80% hot. Then put the shaped glutinous rice into the oil pan and fry it until its volume expands and the surface turns golden yellow. After hollowing out the middle, take it out and control the oil.

3. Put an appropriate amount of fine sugar in a clean flat plate, then roll the fried glutinous rice pieces in the white sugar to coat its surface with a layer of white shell made of fine sugar, and then place it on a clean plate. At this time, the beautiful and delicious snow dates are ready, and you can take them out and eat them whenever you want.

The above introduces the recipe for making snow dates, and also lets everyone learn how to make snow dates. If you also like this special snack, you can make delicious snow dates at home according to the correct method introduced above. However, you should also pay more attention when eating snow dates. Snow dates are a high-calorie food and are not suitable for frequent consumption. If people eat snow dates frequently, it will induce obesity, increase the burden on the cardiovascular system, and have adverse effects on health.