Throughout the ages, the Suzhou-Hangzhou region has always been one of the birthplaces of gastronomy. Many foodies will choose a free time to go to the Suzhou-Hangzhou area to find the most classic Suzhou-Hangzhou cuisine, maybe they will return satisfied, maybe they will be disappointed. No matter what the result is, they do not regret going to Suzhou and Hangzhou to find food, even if you can't find the food in Suzhou and Hangzhou, you can also be attracted to other cuisines in Suzhou and Hangzhou. In the early autumn, seasonal delicacies emerge in large quantities from all over the world, and the most typical early autumn cuisine in Suzhou and Hangzhou is chicken head rice. Chicken head rice is just a nickname, its real name is called Qi Shi.
It is a species of water lily family, and in order to protect the plant from damage, its whole body is full of thorns. The plant can float on the water, and the summer plant can bloom purple flowers, and its fruit is the fruit. It is purple throughout. The working people who grow the mustard need to take out the mustard at night, which has two advantages, the first is to maintain the absolute taste of the mustard, and the second is that the mustard can get sufficient nutrition, which reflects the wisdom of the working people!
In fact, most people put the mustard fruit up, and then make the mustard fruit into a mustard cake, but the shelf life of this pastry is only ten days, and we need to finish it as soon as possible, sell it as soon as possible, and eat it as soon as possible.
Although the taste of the cake is very good, not every friend can go to the Suzhou and Hangzhou area to taste the cake. Below I teach you a way to make a mustard cake, so that you can enjoy authentic Suzhou and Hangzhou cuisine without going out. Before making the cake, we must pay attention to the soft texture of the cake, and people need to eat it as soon as possible.
Raw materials used in the cake: small partners in Suzhou and Hangzhou can prepare fresh mustard, non-Suzhou and Hangzhou local partners can prepare 100 grams of mustard powder, the ratio of glutinous rice flour and white sugar is 4:3, and the gram weight of sticky rice flour is 200 grams. In addition, we also have to prepare about 50 grams of red bean paste, about 150 grams of date paste, and an appropriate amount of water and cooking oil.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the specific steps of the mustard cake</h1>
1. After we wash the prepared mustard in practical water, we soak it in water for two hours until the mustard is soft, and we can knead the mustard into a powder.
2. We will be 150 grams of date paste and about 50 grams of red bean paste for fusion, if you do not buy red date paste, you can also make your own date paste, I suggest that when you make red date paste, try to add a little salt, so that you can ensure that bacteria will not invade the date paste.
3. We put the prepared mustard flour and sticky rice flour, glutinous rice flour and white sugar into a fixed container. Then add about 100 grams of water, if there is not enough water, we can continue to add a small amount of water.
4. Next, prepare a square mold, we first spread the finished mustard powder on the bottom of the box, and then spread the already prepared date paste on top. Finally, we'll apply the remaining powder to the top of the whole box.
5. After we bring the water to a boil, we put the prepared glutinous rice cakes into the pot and steam them for about 40 minutes. Once it's done, take out the sticky rice cake in the box and the fresh and delicious rice cake is ready.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > considerations</h1>
1. In the process of making red date puree, be sure to pay attention to the proportion of oil and water used.
2. Before making date paste, we should soak the dates in flour water, this liquid has a strong adsorption capacity, it can suck away the dirt on the surface of the dates.
This old Hangzhou talent knows that the food "QiShi Cake", reflecting the wisdom of the working people, the production method of QiShi Cake is simple! Then if you don't have the opportunity to go to the Suzhou-Hangzhou area, you can make a mustard cake with your own hands!
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