How to make perfect old Hanoi honey donuts

Honey donuts are familiar rustic dishes indispensable in Vietnamese cuisine of Hanoians. Any visitor to the old quarters of Hanoi, honey donuts are the first gift they will have to enjoy. In order to keep the tradition and taste of old Hanoi, the way of making Hanoi honey donuts gradually spread to the surrounding localities. But not everyone knows how to make Hanoi-style honey donuts. In the following article, thucphamkho.vn will introduce to you in detail how to make the most perfect Hanoi Old Quarter honey donuts.

1. How to make delicious molasses donuts in Hanoi’s old taste

1.1 Preparation ingredients

• 100g glutinous rice flour
• 20g plain flour
• 40g boiled yellow sweet potato
• 80g peeled green beans
• 40g jaggery
• 60g white sugar
• 30g coconut oil (or cooking oil)
• 40g grated coconut
• 1 fresh ginger
• 200ml water

1.2 Steps to take

1.2.1 Step 1: Mix the cake batter

• Put the golden sweet potato in a bowl. Using a fork, puree the sweet potatoes
• Next, add 100g of rice flour + 15g of plain rice + 25g of sugar. Wear plastic gloves, mix the flour with the sweet potato
• Add 50ml of warm water to the sweet potato flour mixture. Continue to mix the mixture together
• Knead the sweet potato flour mixture until it forms a smooth, soft, non-drying mass
• Wrap the food in cling film, put the dough in the refrigerator to chill for about 2 hours

1.2.2 Step 2: Make the green bean paste

• Soak green beans in warm water for 6-8 hours to soften them
• Pick up the green beans. Put green beans in a saucepan with 1 liter of water. Proceed to cook green beans
• When the green beans are cooked, turn off the heat, scoop the green beans into a bowl to cool
• Put the green beans in the blender, puree the green beans
• Put the pan on the stove, put green beans in the pan with 25g sugar + 30g cooking oil. Mix the ingredients with the green beans
• Lower the heat, put 40g of grated coconut on the island together with green beans for 3 minutes

1.2.3 Step 3: Create the cake shape

• Divide the mung bean paste + crust dough into equal parts. Round it up
• Put the crust on the palm of your hand, flatten the cake, place the green bean paste on top of the crust. Using your hands skillfully, roll the shell of the cake with green bean paste

1.2.4 Step 4: Fry the cake

• Put the oil pan on the stove, heat the oil. When the oil is hot, put the cakes in and fry them until golden brown on both sides
• Remove the cake, let the cake drain the oil

1.2.5 Step 5: Make donut honey

• Put the pot on the stove, add 500ml of water and sliced ginger
• Boil the ginger juice mixture until the pot is only 1/3 of the water, then remove the ginger
• Put the jaggery into the pot, stir well to dissolve the jaggery into the water
• Lower the heat, put the fried donuts in and roll the sides evenly with the molasses
• Take the cake out, sprinkle white sesame around the cake
• Leave the cake for about 5 minutes, the molasses will adhere to the cake without melting

2. How many calories do honey donuts contain? Does eating honey donuts cause weight gain?

• 1 honey donut has an average of 250-300 calories.

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