In Chongqing, the food capital, the question of "what to eat" always comes with the first rays of the morning sun. Buns, porridge, small noodles, rice dumplings, white cakes, glutinous rice balls, hemp balls, oil tea... I'm not afraid that you won't be able to eat enough, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat.
There is also a breakfast snack in the mountain town, iron cake, which may be a little unfamiliar to everyone, but when you see what it looks like, you will definitely eat it. The iron cake is made of rice flour paste, which is filled with eggs, sugar, honey osmanthus flowers, etc., and then put into an authoritarian bowl and turned golden brown. "Hot, fragrant, crisp, tender", rich in nutrition, elegant and popular, suitable for all ages.
Why is iron cake named "iron"? The name of this pastry is actually derived from the tool used in this method, because the utensils for baking iron cakes are small iron bowls shaped like ancient irons. Or it can be said that it is directly used in the ancient ironing utensils to make this kind of pastry, so it is called iron cake.
Making iron cakes seems simple, and it seems that there is no cost, just need to prepare a pot of prepared rice paste and a set of baked molds, but in fact, the production of iron cakes can be more difficult than we think.
In the process of baking, the iron cake needs to observe the degree of baking, turn the cake body over with an iron skewer in time, and move the position of the iron bowl at any time. More importantly, the ratio of iron cake rice paste is extremely difficult to control, and it is difficult to replicate its taste and flavor unless the connoisseur himself leaks it.
The freshly panned iron cake is very hot, and the small holes in the surface reveal its crispness, and the yellow and white look is like an omelette that has been punched into the mold. Iron cakes can be selected in flavors, salt and pepper, jam and plain. Take a bite, the texture of the inside is very similar to white cake, and there is a very faint and very light sweetness.
Have you ever eaten this delicious iron cake? Friends who have not yet eaten hurry up and buy one to try!