Recipe for Jintipi Ba Zhen Gao (Ginger and Eight Treasures Cake)

Eight Treasures Cake Because it has the function of strengthening the spleen, it is also called Eight Treasures Cake. Eight Treasures Cake was a cake often eaten by emperors in the past.Cake. What is the Eight Treasures Cake, which fascinates emperors so much? In fact, Eight Treasures Cake is made from eight ingredients with medicinal and food origins, and has a wonderful function of strengthening the spleen. Today, we will introduce the recipe and ingredients for this Eight Treasures Cake.

Recipe for Home-Style Eight Treasures Cake

This Eight Treasures Cake has the function of strengthening the stomach and relieving indigestion, as well as nourishing the spleen, made from a mixture of eight Chinese herbal ingredients.Ingredients Used to make

Eight Treasures Cake

Glutinous rice flour Rice flour 2 kilograms,Rice 1 kilogram of flour.Loquat 100 grams,Malt 20 grams,Peas 20 grams,Black rice 15 grams,Watermelon seeds 10 grams,Yam 10 grams,Porridge 10 grams,Lotus seeds 10 grams.3 kilograms of sugar

Recipe

1. Chop the loquat, malt, peas, black rice, watermelon seeds, watermelon seeds, yam, porridge, and lotus seeds into a fine powder.

2. Sift the powder, and sprinkle water while mixing the powder, which is the ready cake powder.

3. Mix the cake powder with Glutinous rice flour Rice flour, rice flour, and sugar to make a relatively thin dough.

4. First brush oil on the flower-shaped cake mold to prevent sticking, then put the dough into the cake mold and flatten it with a knife.

5. Turn over the cake mold and tap out the cake blank, and put the raw cake blank into the baking tray and bake in a 200℃ oven for about 5 minutes.Eating method of Eight Treasures Cake The finished Eight Treasures Cake can be eaten as

Snack

directly.Eat one before breakfast and dinner, or eat at any time. Of course, besides making Eight Treasures Cake with eight ingredients, you can also use the powdered ingredients to stir with boiling water and eat as porridge. If you eat it regularly, it can have the function of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach. The authentic recipe for Eight Treasures Cake In fact, there are many Eight Treasures Cake recipes that have been passed down, but all have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. The loquat and malt are used to relieve indigestion. Instead ofGinseng

and

Astragalusit is used to strengthen the body.Recipe for Eight Treasures Cake Ginseng, black beans, yam, watermelon seeds, Porridge, lotus seeds, white art, black rice, each 40 grams, white porridge, white honey, old rice each 200 grams, glutinous rice flour 1000 grams. Recipe

1. Ginseng, black beans, yam, watermelon seeds, Porridge, lotus seeds, white art, black rice, and black rice are made into an extremely fine powder.

2. Dried rice flour is dried and crushed, then fried and ground into a fine powder.3. Mix the powder, fried rice flour, glutinous rice flour, sugar, and honey. 4. Place a layer of damp cloth in steaming cage, place a wooden frame, spread the mixed powder evenly on the wooden frame, and steam in the pot. 5. After steaming, cool it, cut it into pieces, and dry it or bake it, and put it in a sealed clean container.

The therapeutic effect of Eight Treasures Cake

Eight Treasures Cake has a very good therapeutic effect on the spleen and stomach that are weak and cause diarrhea, pale face, emaciation, and fatigue.

This is because ginseng, white art, and Porridge have the function of nourishing the spleen and Qi, while yam nourishes the spleen and kidneys, and watermelon seeds, black rice, and black beans strengthen the spleen and astringent the essence, peas and black rice strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness, glutinous rice nourishes the spleen and nourishes yin. They work together, and the function of strengthening the spleen is very good.

Other recipes for Eight Treasures Cake

Although Eight Treasures Cake is made with eight Chinese herbal ingredients, the drugs and dosages used can be different. Besides the two recipes mentioned, it is said that this Eight Treasures Cake is divided into male and female Eight Treasures Cake. Here, we will introduce two more.1. Rice flour (fried) 1 kilogram, white sugar 0.75 kilograms, sesame oil 10 grams, yam, black beans, watermelon seeds, Porridge, white art, 6.25 grams each, ginger, licorice 8 grams each, astragalus, fennel 15.5 grams each. 2. Rice flour (fried) 1 kilogram, white sugar 0.75 kilograms, vegetable oil 10 grams, yam, black beans, watermelon seeds, Porridge, white art, 3.12 grams each, ginger, fennel 4 grams each, white art, black rice, astragalus, fennel 7.8 grams each.

After cooking, allow to cool, cut into pieces, and dry in a cool, dry place or in an oven. Store in a sealed, clean container.

Therapeutic effects of Eight Treasures Cake

Eight Treasures Cake has very good therapeutic effects for treating digestive problems caused by weak spleen and stomach, such as diarrhea, pale complexion, emaciation, and fatigue. This is because the ingredients in Eight Treasures Cake, including ginseng, white atractylos, and, are beneficial for tonifying the spleen and Qi, while yam nourishes the spleen and kidneys, and, lotus seeds, white peas, and strengthen the spleen and stop excessive discharge, while glutinous rice nourishes and tonifies the spleen and yin. Their combined effects are very effective for tonifying the spleen.

Other recipes for Eight Treasures Cake

Although Eight Treasures Cake is made with eight traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients, the specific ingredients and dosages can vary. Besides the two recipes previously introduced, it is said that there are male and female versions of Eight Treasures Cake. Here are two more recipes to introduce.

1. Cooked rice flour (1 kg), white sugar (0.75 kg), sesame oil (10g), *Hwatsan* yam, white peas, *qties*, and * * (6.25g each), *zhaci jin* (8g each), *gan cao* (8g each), *dang san* (15.5g each).

2. Cooked rice flour (1 kg), white sugar (0.75 kg), vegetable oil (10g), *Hwatsan* yam, white peas, *qties* (3.12g each), *zhaci jin* (4g each), * *, *shijunzi rou* (7.8g each), and *dang san* (7.8g each).