Rolling Donkey

Use a sharp knife to cut the bean noodle roll into equal segments and sprinkle some more on the surface

Rolling Donkey is one of the traditional snacks of old Beijing and Tianjin. It is named “donkey roll” because the soybean noodles scattered in the final production process look like the less raised by wild donkeys on the outskirts of old Beijing. It is also very convenient to use the bread machine to make donkey roll. By adding glutinous rice and water directly, you can make glutinous rice dough with great taste.

How To Make The Rolling Donkey

Step 1

Put glutinous rice flour into a basin, slowly pour water, while adding chopsticks to stir.

Put glutinous rice flour into a basin, slowly pour water, while adding chopsticks to stir

Step 2

Let it absorb water evenly and then knead it into a dough slowly by hand.

Let it absorb water evenly and then knead it into a dough slowly by hand

Step 3

Brush the container with oil. Place the dough into the container, press gently and steam over high heat for about 20 minutes. Cover the steamed glutinous rice flour with plastic wrap to prevent the surface from drying.

Brush the container with oil

Step 4

Put the soybean flour into the pot without oil or water, keep stirring until the color becomes dark, and can smell the obvious flavor of beans, about 5 minutes, the Fried soybean flour cool and sieve for later use.

Put the soybean flour into the pot without oil or water, keep stirring until the color becomes dark

Step 5

Spread a layer of Fried soybean flour on the cutting board, put glutinous rice dough, spread another layer of soybean flour, roll the dough into a rectangle about 3cm thick.

Spread a layer of Fried soybean flour on the cutting board

Step 6

Spread the red bean paste evenly.

Spread the red bean paste evenly

Step 7

Curl from the wide end. Make sure the roll is tight, leaving no gaps to avoid looseness.

Curl from the wide end

Step 8

Use a sharp knife to cut the bean noodle roll into equal segments and sprinkle some more on the surface.Finally you get to the Rolling Donkey.

Use a sharp knife to cut the bean noodle roll into equal segments and sprinkle some more on the surface

Print Recipe

Rolling Donkey

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Course: Beijing Snacks

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Rolling Donkey

Servings: 4

Equipment(affiliate link)

• pot

Ingredients(affiliate link)

• 200 g glutinous rice flour
• 200 g water

Accessories

• edible oil
• 200 g red bean paste
• 80 g cooked beans surface