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Steamed cake Cake Used to Rice flourSteamed A type of Cake, a traditional snack of old Beijing Snack. Old Beijing people call it "Zheng Cake". In fact, besides Beijing, there are also Zheng Cakes in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and even Taiwan, although the names and methods are slightly different. Zheng Cakes are small, eaten one at a time, and steamed while eating, which is both interesting and fresh. You can also make Zheng Cakes at home.
The good meaning of eating Zheng Cakes
Because "Zheng Cake" sounds similar to "increase height", eating Zheng Cakes has the good meaning of "getting taller". In the past, in Beijing, during the Lantern Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, people selling Zheng Cakes would give Zheng Cakes to those who ate them, wishing them to have a long and healthy life. This traditional food carries the good wishes of people, which is simple and warm.
How to make home-style Zheng Cakes
Ingredients
Rice flour 500g flour,Small beans 500g.Sugar 150g.
Methods
1. Place rice flour in a container.
2. Wash the small beans, add water and cook over low heat until soft, add water and mix thoroughly, and knead. Remove, drain the soup, and then mix with sugar.
3. Knead the dough into long strips, cut into 20 pieces, and wrap each piece with sweet bean filling, and put it in a small container.
4. Place the raw Zheng Cakes in a steamer and steam for about 30 minutes.
Fried Saffron How to make Zheng Cakes
Ingredients
Glutinous rice Flour 300g, 200g bean paste, saffron sauce, white sugar, and cooked Sesame,Grapes Dried Salad oil
Methods
1. First, soak half of the glutinous rice flour in boiling water, then add the remaining cold water and knead it.
2. In the bean paste, add chopped dried grapes, saffron sauce, and cooked sesame, and mix well.
3. Knead the dough into long strips, cut into 10 pieces, and flatten each piece, and fill it with bean paste, and shape it into a Zheng Cake, and steam it in the steamer for about 10 minutes.
4. Take out the Zheng Cakes and fry them in hot oil until golden, and place them in a dish.
Techniques for making Zheng Cakes
1. To fry Zheng Cakes with saffron, you don't need to steam the cakes at once, but steam them halfway, and then fry them. If you steam them completely, you will overcook them when frying.
2. When eating Zheng Cakes, if you want to eat them better, you can dip them in Tomato sauce or Salad sauce to eat, which is delicious and sweet.
Zheng Cake from Puzhou
In the Zhongyuan area, Zheng Cakes are mostly made with Red Dates and glutinous rice, which is the traditional breakfast food for people.This Zheng Cake is a combination of dates and rice, and the red and white colors are beautiful, and when put in a dish, it looks delicious. IngredientsGlutinous rice (1500g), 1000g red dates.
Methods
1. Wash the rice: pick out the impurities from the glutinous rice and wash it clean;
Red dates, wash and peel, and soak in cold water for 1 hour.
2. Steam the rice: put the red dates on the bottom of the steamer, cover with a cloth, and put the glutinous rice on top, and steam over high heat for 90 minutes, then take out and pour into basins, add hot water to soak the glutinous rice, and steam for about 1 hour, so that all the water is absorbed by the glutinous rice.3.
Steam the cake
: Place the pot on the fire, layer rice and dates, and place on the steamer, steam over high heat for 2-3 hours, then continue to simmer over low heat overnight.Steamed cake Place rice and dates in a pot, layer by layer, on a steamer rack. Steam over high heat for 2-3 hours, then continue to simmer over low heat for one night.
