With the arrival of dog days, many people experience a decrease in appetite and physical exhaustion. This is because during the hot season, the body dissipates heat through sweating, causing a large number of nutrients to be excreted with sweat. In order to cope with this situation, in addition to taking measures to prevent heatstroke and cool down, it is also necessary to adjust the diet structure and eat more light, nutritious and easy-to-digest foods to ensure adequate nutrition, so that you can more easily survive the sweltering dog days.

Today, I would like to recommend to you a perfect summer delicacy - mille-feuille rolls, which has become a regular guest at my family's table, and both adults and children are full of praise for it. Summer is the season of vegetable harvest, we can choose a variety of vegetables according to taste, different vegetable combinations will bring different flavor experiences, people never get tired of eating them. This time, leeks are not only rich in vitamins and dietary fiber, but also contain potassium, which has the effects of promoting appetite, strengthening the spleen and appetizing, moistening the intestines, and diuresis and swelling, which is very suitable for summer consumption. Rolls made with leeks are simple and delicious, easier to make than traditional dumplings, and taste better than regular buns.

Recommended recipe: mille-feuille vegetable rolls

Ingredients: leeks, eggs, shrimp skin, salt, peppercorns, sesame oil, cooking oil, flour, etc.

The first is noodles. Pour 300 g of plain all-purpose flour into a large bowl, add 0 g of salt to enhance the elasticity of the dough, and mix the two well. Then slowly add 0ml of water, stir until the dough appears, and knead into a soft dough. Divide the dough into quarters, knead each one until the surface is smooth, and finally cover the dough with plastic wrap to allow the dough to rise for a while.

Next is to process the ingredients. Choose fresh leeks, wash them, dry them and finely chop them, add a spoonful of vegetable oil to lock in the moisture and prevent it from coming out. If you're short on time for breakfast in the morning, you can also prepare these ingredients the night before.

The third step is to prepare the filling. Take 1 eggs and beat them evenly, heat the oil in a pan and pour in the egg mixture, quickly break them into small pieces with chopsticks, let them cool and mix with leeks. Then add 0 tablespoons of shrimp skin to improve freshness, season with an appropriate amount of salt, peppercorn powder and sesame oil, and stir well to complete the filling preparation. Since the leeks and shrimp skin are delicious, there is no need to over-spice them so as not to overshadow the flavor of the ingredients.

This is followed by rolling out the dough. When the filling is ready, the dough should also have been awake for a while. Sprinkle dry flour on the cutting board to prevent sticking, take out a piece of dough, flatten it and roll it out into a long strip shape to match the length of the steamer at home, and then roll it out wide to form a thin rectangular sheet of dough, which will be softer and chewier.

Next up is to make the rolls. Spread the prepared filling in the middle of the dough sheet, leaving about 1 cm of margin space, fold the dough sheet layer by layer from the bottom, press the edge below, and press both sides with your hands to fix, a simple mille-feuille roll is completed.

The last step is steaming. Spread a layer of cage cloth on the steaming drawer to prevent sticking, and arrange the wrapped vegetable rolls neatly on the steaming drawer, keeping appropriate spacers to avoid sticking to each other. After the water is boiled, put it in the pot, steam it on high heat for 10 minutes, and when the time is up, it can be directly out of the pot without simmering.

The result is a simple and delicious mille-feuille roll, which becomes transparent after a little cooling and allows you to clearly see the color of the filling inside. The taste is soft and springy, it doesn't harden even when it's cold, and it's full of rich fillings, which is delicious and appetizing. Compared to making steamed buns or dumplings, the process of making this mille-feuille roll is much simpler and more convenient.