Persimmon cake is a derivative and processed product of persimmon.
It is generally made from green persimmons.
Persimmon cakes not only retain all the nutrients of persimmons, but also have a unique flavor.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that persimmon is a good medicine and can assist in the treatment of many diseases.
Fried persimmon cake is an authentic folk snack with good taste and very popular.
Today, let me share with you how to fry persimmons at home.
Persimmon cake making tutorial 1. First, peel the persimmons and wash them, then use a blender to blend them into a puree.
2. Add an appropriate amount of flour to the mixed persimmon puree and stir while adding.
3. Knead the flour and persimmon puree into a dough, then let it sit for 5 minutes.
4. Take an appropriate amount of dough, make it thin with your hands, then add an appropriate amount of bean paste filling into the middle, then tighten the mouth and flatten it.
5. Put the prepared persimmon cake into the oil pan and fry until golden brown, then it is ready to eat.
Tips for making persimmon cakes 1. The persimmons must be from Xi’an, so that the taste will be authentic.
2. In step 3, beat the dough until it is as thin as possible. The resulting Xi'an persimmon cake will have the best texture.
3. When frying it in the oil pan, watch its color change. Turn the heat to the minimum and fry it slowly.
4. Keep clean and hygienic throughout the process.
Nutritional value of persimmon: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that persimmon is sweet, astringent, cold in nature, and returns to the lung meridian.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that "Persimmon is the fruit of the spleen, lungs, and blood. It tastes sweet and flat, and is astringent in nature, so it can strengthen the spleen and intestines, treat coughs and stop bleeding." At the same time, the persimmon pedicle
, persimmon frost and persimmon leaves can be used as medicine.
The fruit of persimmon is sweet and astringent, cold in nature, and non-toxic; the base of persimmon is astringent in taste and neutral in nature, and enters the lungs, spleen, stomach, and large intestine meridians; it has the functions of clearing away heat and removing dryness, moistening the lungs and reducing phlegm, softening and hardening, quenching thirst, promoting body fluid production, strengthening the spleen, and treating
It has functions such as dysentery and hemostasis, and can relieve dry stools, hemorrhoid pain or bleeding, dry cough, sore throat, and high blood pressure.
Therefore, persimmon is a natural health food for patients with chronic bronchitis, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and internal and external hemorrhoids.
If persimmon leaves are decoctioned or boiled as tea, they can also promote body metabolism, lower blood pressure, increase coronary blood flow, and relieve cough and reduce phlegm.
It can replenish deficiency, relieve cough, stimulate intestines, remove heat, stop bleeding, and satisfy hunger.
Persimmon has the effects of astringent intestines, moisturizing the lungs, stopping bleeding, and soothing the stomach.