Rice changes from grains to rice paste, and then from rice paste to rice cakes. In our local area, it is called Fa Gao. Sweet, fluffy and very delicious. Making rice cakes is not difficult and is very similar to making cakes. Now let me tell you how to make the best rice cake. Steps to make the most delicious rice cakes:
1. Good rice cakes will be fragrant
First wash the rice, then soak 300 grams of rice in water until loose. Crushing by hand is the standard.
2. Beat the rice into rice milk
Use a wall breaker to beat the rice and 150 grams of pure milk into milk rice milk. The more delicate the rice milk is, the better. There is no wall breaker. You can use a soy milk machine or food processor, but you need to filter it through a filter. If you don't like milk, use water instead.
3. Rice milk content
Divide the beaten rice milk into three parts according to the ratio of 1:3:5, the weights are 50g, 150g and 250g respectively.
4. Steaming for the first time
First put 50 grams of rice milk in the steamer and steam it into a very thick paste. It will take about 3 minutes. If it is not formed, Take it out to cool beforehand.
5. Add slurry
Pour 150 grams of rice paste into 50 grams of rice paste several times. Don’t pour too much at one time. Pour a little and stir a few times. Pour a little, stir a few more times, and repeat. Be sure to stir thoroughly, otherwise the taste will be affected.
6. First fermentation
Use warm water of about 38 degrees to dissolve 5 grams of yeast and an appropriate amount of white sugar. The yeast should be mixed in a ratio of 100:1. Add sugar according to your taste. Pour the yeast water into the mixed rice paste, stir evenly as much as possible, then cover it with gauze or plastic wrap, and leave it in a warmer place for an hour. During this period, the rice paste will ferment to double its size.
7. Second fermentation
Pour the remaining 250 grams of rice paste into the rice paste after the first fermentation, and stir as evenly as possible. Then find a flat-bottomed container, brush a thin layer of oil on the bottom and sides of the container, pour the mixed rice paste into the container, and then put it into the steamer. At this time, the water in the steamer is cold water, and there is no Fire status. Cover the pot and let the rice paste ferment for the second time.
8. Steam for the second time
After about half an hour, you can turn on high heat for 25 minutes. Do not open the lid immediately after steaming. Let it simmer for another 3-5 minutes to set it. . Delicious rice cakes are ready. About the color and taste:
Purple sweet potato and rice will make purple, pumpkin and rice will make orange, and brown sugar will make dark red. I want Rice cakes of any color can be beaten with ingredients of any color.
If you add milk, it will taste like milk, and if you add osmanthus, you will get the fragrance of osmanthus. You can add whatever flavor ingredients you want. Only the food that suits your own taste is the most delicious in the world.