Homemade donkey-hide gelatin cake recipes

Donkey-hide gelatin cake refers to a kind of pastry made with donkey-hide gelatin and nutritious ingredients such as red dates, wolfberries, honey, etc. This pastry not only tastes delicious, it is also a nutritious tonic that has many benefits to the human body. Donkey-hide gelatin cake also has the effect of nourishing blood and beauty, and is beneficial for treating anemia; it also contains collagen, which can delay aging, etc. Donkey-hide gelatin cake can also be made in our family. Here is a complete introduction to the method of making homemade donkey-hide gelatin cake.

method

I gently tapped the donkey-hide gelatin I bought through its packaging. I use the Fu brand donkey-hide gelatin, which is a good brand. It is half the price of Dong'e donkey-hide gelatin and more affordable. Only the rich can eat it. Pour 500g of rice wine into donkey-hide gelatin and saccharify it for 3 days. This will help to better bring out the nutritional value of donkey-hide gelatin. During the saccharification process, seal it with plastic wrap to prevent the wine from evaporating quickly. Remember, rice wine is not cooking wine, don't buy the wrong one. Everyone must soak the donkey-hide gelatin until it is softened before proceeding to the next step. You can also grind the donkey-hide gelatin into powder, so that you only need to soak it for 1 hour before proceeding to the next step. Reminder: Prepare the ingredients before boiling donkey-hide gelatin. Red dates, walnut kernels, black sesame seeds, rock sugar, etc. You must choose the best ingredients for your own consumption, as this will also affect the nutrition and taste. Wash the red dates and cut them into slices without removing the core. Remember to choose large-grain rock sugar for wolfberries, don’t buy the bleached kind. The slightly yellow one is best. Black sesame seeds also need to be washed. It is best to wash them the night before so that they will not be very wet when used the next day.

Fry the red dates, walnut kernels and black sesame seeds separately over low heat until cooked. The mold should be prepared in advance and brushed with a layer of oil so that it will be easy to pour out (never use plastic wrap, otherwise the subsequent work will be very troublesome, I speak from experience). Also prepare oil paper, which will be needed when putting the food into the mold. ️[It is best to use a casserole to cook donkey-hide gelatin, and be sure to use a wooden shovel for easy stirring] Pour the soaked donkey-hide gelatin and rice wine into the casserole. Bring to a boil over high heat first, then turn to low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spatula. The pot should not get stuck during the entire process. Flip from the bottom up so that it is less likely to get stuck. The process is a bit slow and long, so be sure to keep the heat at medium or low. You won’t be able to eat hot tofu if you’re impatient. ️Pour in rock sugar. During the cooking process, the donkey-hide gelatin will become thicker and thicker, and the color will become darker. Don't be too nervous until it starts to thicken. When it starts to thicken, you need to be very careful, as this is the time when the pan is most likely to get stuck. Be sure to stir the entire pot evenly, and stir vigorously as it gets thicker. You have to concentrate, this is very relevant. Be patient, patient, and patient again. Just keep persevering... until you see the flag hanging. But don't think it's done just because there is a little bit of the flag hanging. You have to continue to persevere. It will be OK when it looks like the picture below.

After the donkey-hide gelatin is cooked, turn to low heat and add walnut kernels, red dates, longan meat, wolfberry, black sesame seeds in turn - stir vigorously, stir with all your strength, stir until evenly mixed, about five minutes (be sure to stir close to the bottom, otherwise it will easily stick to the pot, and remember to use the lowest heat). Add the ingredients one by one, stir one well, then add the other. After adding the ingredients, mix them evenly. You can turn off the fire now. This is what the initial production of donkey-hide gelatin cake looks like

Once the ingredients are evenly mixed, you can turn off the heat.

Brush the mold with oil and put the cooked donkey-hide gelatin cake into the mold. It must be placed in time. If it is too cold, it will solidify and it will be difficult to compact it. Place a layer of wax paper on top and press it flat with a spoon, or other tools to compact the donkey-hide gelatin cake and remove the air. The resulting donkey-hide gelatin cake will be smooth, well-shaped and chewy. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours and it's done.

Ejiao cake effect

1. Nourish blood and stop bleeding

Donkey-hide gelatin cake has a very good effect of replenishing blood and stopping bleeding. Li Shizhen called it "the holy medicine for replenishing blood." Modern pharmacological experiments have proved that donkey-hide gelatin has a powerful blood-enriching effect, can improve the bone marrow hematopoietic system, and increase the indicators of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. For women suffering from anemia-induced cold body, fear of cold, blood deficiency, consumptive cough, irregular menstruation, etc., taking donkey-hide gelatin cake regularly will have obvious effects.

2. Pregnancy maintenance

Donkey-hide gelatin cake can be used to treat unstable fetal movement during pregnancy, threatened abortion, and habitual abortion. Pregnant women taking donkey-hide gelatin cake before and after delivery are beneficial to the growth of the fetus and the recovery of the body after delivery, and have a good effect of replenishing blood and nourishing deficiency.

3. Beauty and skin care

Donkey-hide gelatin cake can significantly inhibit the activity of tyrosinase and thus inhibit the production of melanin, and can increase the activity of the skin cells' own SOD, thereby playing a role in whitening, anti-aging, and beautification. Donkey-hide gelatin is made from donkey skin and is rich in protein-degrading ingredients. It nourishes the skin by replenishing blood and is beneficial to skin protection. Long-term use will make the complexion ruddy, the skin shiny, delicate and elastic.

4. Delaying aging

Donkey-hide gelatin cake is rich in donkey skin collagen, trace elements and various amino acids, which are important nutrients for the human body. They can inhibit the degeneration of tissues and organs and have a significant effect in delaying aging.