Red dates 20 Glutinous rice flour 40g
Honey 8g
How to make red dates and glutinous rice dumplings Chinese Dessert - Illustration of Making the Heart Too Soft 1

Step 1

Prepare ingredients Chinese Dessert - Illustration of Making the Heart Too Soft 2

Step 2

Wash the red dates and soak them in water for 30 minutes (Turn it up a little for better operation) Chinese Dessert-Illustration of How to Make a Heart Too Soft 3

Step 3

There are two ways to process dates: 1. Pass a hard straw through the middle, take out the core, and then cut it lengthwise with scissors. 2. Use a knife to cut twice lengthwise and take out the date core. Chinese Dessert - Illustration of How to Make a Soft Heart 4

Step 4

Add an appropriate amount of water to the glutinous rice flour, stir with chopsticks while adding water, until it forms a fluffy mass. Chinese Dessert - Illustration of Making the Heart Too Soft 5

Step 5

Knead the dough into a smooth ball with your hands and let it sit for 10 minutes.Chinese Dessert - Illustration of Making the Heart Too Soft 6

Step 6

Take a small piece of glutinous rice dough and shape it into an oval shape, twice the size of the date core, into a cylindrical shape, and fill it into the processed red dates. Chinese Dessert - Illustration of Making the Heart Too Soft 7

Step 7

As shown in the picture Chinese Dessert - Illustration of Making the Heart Too Soft 8

Step 8

Place on a plate and sprinkle with honey water. The sweetness can be increased or decreased according to taste. Use a Daewoo electric ceramic stove, steam over high heat for 10 minutes and it's ready to go. Chinese Dessert - Illustration of Making the Heart Too Soft 9

Step 9

That’s it~ Recipe for cooking red dates and glutinous rice dumplings