In the streets and alleys, we can often see the fragrant stalls, and one of the cakes is particularly eye-catching, that is, the silk cake that costs as much as 7 yuan. It is golden and attractive on the outside, and when you bite into it, it is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, full of tendons, and every bite seems to taste the ingenuity of the craftsman. Today, let me teach you how to reproduce this delicacy at home, the method is detailed and easy to understand, once you master it, maybe you can also use this skill to open your own snack bar!
Prepare the ingredients:
Plain flour, salt, warm water, cooking oil
Here's how:
1. Today I will share with you the practice of a silk cake, which is soft and chewy, and the method is very simple. First, prepare 300 grams of plain flour or cake flour and add 3 grams of table salt to enhance the toughness of the gluten. Next, gradually add 170 to 175 ml of warm water, taking care that the amount of water depends on the absorbency of the flour, and finally we will get a medium soft and smooth dough, which must be kneaded smooth, the more kneaded the dough will be the better the ductility.
2. Divide the kneaded dough into three parts, knead each part into an oval smooth small dough, evenly apply a layer of oil on the surface, so that the rolled out dough is softer and elastic, cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 2 hours.
3. Wake up the dough, its ductility and moistness are very good, with a gentle push of the hand can be unfolded into a large sheet, and then we use a rolling pin to roll up from one end, while stretching back while rolling up, so that the cake is thin and tough, not easy to break.
4. Because we have oiled the cake itself, there is no need to add grease when frying, preheat the electric baking pan to low heat, and fold it after all the color has changed like this.
5. Next, spread the uncolored part flat again, and roll it up after all the color has changed to retain moisture and prevent excessive evaporation, because this cake is relatively dry, and it can be baked for a few seconds or so.
6. The cake produced in this way is soft and chewy, and because its texture is as delicate as silk, it is named silk cake.