Friends who have made Shaqima know that Shaqima needs to be wrapped in a layer of sugar, fried and then compacted. This layer of sugar is boiled syrup. Traditional Shaqima is made of maltose, sugar and honey. Maltose is sticky, which can make the finished product Shaqima more delicious and help shape. The key for Shaqima to boil sugar water is to control the temperature and time, and not to burn it. If you feel that boiling sugar is troublesome, you can also choose to use cotton candy instead of boiling sugar. Let's learn from Shaqima's practice of not cooking sugar. 1. What sugar does traditional Shaqima use?

A key step in Shaqima's practice is to boil sugar. The boiled syrup is related to the taste of the finished product Shaqima. It shouldn't be burnt. Sugar can't be wrapped if it's not boiled for a long time. So what kind of sugar does Shaqima use?

Authentic Shaqima's practice is generally to boil sugar with maltose, granulated sugar and honey. Maltose has a certain viscosity, which can make Shaqima more fluffy and delicious, and also help Shaqima shape.

Second, the main points of Shaqima boil syrup

Shaqima boiled syrup mainly to control temperature and time. Generally, it is boiled with low fire until the temperature of syrup reaches 1 15℃. You can measure it with a thermometer. If not, just pick the syrup with chopsticks and pull out the silk. Pay attention to control the time and don't let the sugar paste. The following is the preparation method of Shaqima syrup:

Materials:

White sugar, maltose, water and fresh lemon juice.

Exercise:

1. Wash fresh lemon, squeeze it into juice, and filter to remove residue for later use.

2. Add sugar, maltose and water in the pot at the ratio of 1: 1:0.3, and stir while heating with low heat until the sugar and maltose are melted.

3. After melting, continue to heat to 1 15℃ with low fire, add lemon juice and cook for a while until the syrup is amber and thinner than honey.

Third, can Shaqima not cook sugar?

Some friends think it is more troublesome to boil syrup, and want to make Shaqima without boiling sugar. Shaqima does not cook sugar:

Raw materials:

Eggs, flour, marshmallows, milk powder, butter, baking soda, corn oil.

Exercise:

1. Put the eggs in a pot, add flour, a spoonful of oil and a gram of baking soda, and stir well to form a dough. Wake up 15-20 minutes.

2. Roll the proofed dough into thin slices, and then cut it into noodles with a length of 5-7 cm and a width of 0.2 cm.

3. Heat the oil pan, fry the cut noodles in the oil pan for about 15-30 seconds, and take them out for later use.

4. Put the butter in a non-stick pan and heat it on low heat. After melting, add cotton candy and stir fry. Pour the milk powder into the completely melted marshmallow solution and stir.

5. Put the fried noodles into the marshmallow solution and stir evenly so that each noodle is stained with sugar.

6. Put it in a container covered with plastic wrap, cool it, pour it out and cut it into pieces.

The sugar-free version of Shaqima is made of cotton candy, which is more convenient to make, but it may taste worse than the sugar-free version.