What kind of flowers are flower cakes made of
As the name suggests, flower cakes are shortcakes filled with edible flowers, of which roses are the best, with a light rose flavor. The aroma of roses is so captivating that the whole process of making it is drenched in sweetness. Flowers have a bitter flavor, sugar roses are supposed to be marinated for a month before serving, but I was in a hurry and used it to be simmered on low heat for a bit, then cooled, and it was actually not bitter at all. I will share the two methods of the big open pastry and small open pastry, everyone according to their own convenience to, the effect is similar. Fresh Flower Cake is a shortcake made from edible roses, a specialty of Yunnan, and is a classic representative of Yunnan's dim sum, loved by locals. The best flower cakes are usually made from whole petals, after nearly 10 processes, including sorting the petals, marinating the filling, and wrapping the pastry.
An allusion to the flower cake
According to historical records, the flower cake was created by a cake maker as early as 300 years ago in the Qing Dynasty, and because the flower cake is characterized by the fragrance of flowers, sweetness but not greasiness, and beauty, it has been widely spread, and it has been seen from the southwest of Kunming to the north of Tianjin. In the late Qing Dynasty, the "Yanjing Times Record" recorded: "April rose for the person, called the rose cake. Those made from the flowers of the vine are called vine cake. All of them should be the food of the season." Edible roses have a limited flowering period, and this cake only uses the petals of edible roses, which is one of the reasons why flower cakes are so valuable. With the growing fame of the flower cake, by the tribute of the officials within the dynasty, making one of the jump into the palace imperial food, and y loved by the Qianlong Emperor, and get its admirable point: "In the future, the gods of snacks with rose cake do not have to be played again can be."
Flower cake is a specialty of where
Flower cake is a specialty of Yunnan. Fresh flower cake is Yunnan's unique edible roses into the ingredients of the shortcake, is with Yunnan characteristics of Yunnan's classic snacks on behalf of. Fresh flower cake is sold in most of the local bakery brands in Yunnan. Fresh flower cake is also one of the classic representatives of the four Chinese mooncake genres, Dian-style mooncake. Fresh Flower Cake is a crispy cake made of edible roses, which is unique to Yunnan, and is a representative of classic Yunnan snacks with Yunnan characteristics. Fresh flower cake is available in most of the local bakery brands in Yunnan. Every year in April, waiting for the listing of the flower cake has long become the local people's *** with the expectations, waiting in long lines to buy freshly listed flower cake has become a common phenomenon. According to historical records, the flower cake as early as 300 years in the Qing Dynasty by a cake maker to create, due to the flower cake has a flower fragrance refreshing heart, sweet but not greasy, skin beauty features, and widely spread, from the southwest of Kunming to the north of Tianjin are seen. In the late Qing Dynasty, the "Yenching Times Records" recorded: "Those who use roses as their flowers in April are called rose cakes.
The effect of flower cake
First, to provide calories, because the crust of the flower cake is mainly made of flour and milk extracted from dairy products, which contains a relatively high calorie, for the human body can play a role in providing calories, to maintain the function of the human body.
Second, the stomach warm spleen, because the flower cake contains ghee, and ghee this material is mainly milk extracted, it has a nourishing gastrointestinal, warming the effect of the spleen and stomach, so the spleen and stomach cold people are more suitable for eating some flower cake.
Third, the aroma of appetizing, because the filling of the flower cake is mainly the use of edible roses modulation, and edible roses taste sweet with a hint of bitterness, the smell is more aromatic, it is the aromatic flavor can stimulate our stomach secretion of gastric acid, which can play the effect of appetizing, promote appetite.