Chess biscuit is a specialty of Tangshan, Hebei Province, which is named after its shape like a small drum and a chess piece. Sesame cakes are similar in size and shape to a big wooden chess piece, sometimes with meat or other stuffing and sesame seeds on the surface. Roasted sesame seeds are roasted in two ovens, one is lit at the bottom, the other is hung on the top, and both sides are roasted at the same time.

The practice of chess biscuits:

Ingredients: 300g flour, 1 g salt, 7g sugar, 3g yeast and water.

Seasoning: pure sesame paste 40g, salt and pepper 20g, sesame and vegetable oil.

Exercise:

1, flour, salt, sugar, yeast, water and dough, and ferment in a warm place for 20 minutes.

2. Pure sesame paste, salt and pepper and vegetable oil are mixed into a thin paste.

3. Roll the dough into pancakes.

4, evenly spread sesame sauce, sprinkle with salt and pepper, roll up along one side, roll up.

5. Mash it into small noodles, pack it into small balls, and squash it by hand.

6. Brush the cake with water and dip it in sesame seeds and flatten it.

7. When the pot is on fire, wash the edges with sesame seeds, put them in the pot in turn, and cook on low heat. Bake it with high fire before cooking, and you can cook it.

You can also make various fillings, such as bean paste, assorted foods, sausages, ham and so on.