1, Chongyang Cake began before the Tang Dynasty and was very popular in Song Palace, Bianjing (now Kaifeng, Henan) and Lin 'an (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang). Since then, it has been popular in modern times.

According to legend, a long time ago, there was a farmer who lived at the foot of the mountain. He is diligent in farming and leads a rich life. One day, a soothsayer couldn't find a place to live, so the farmer invited Mr. soothsayer to his house to entertain him and stay overnight. Mr. Divination is very grateful. Before leaving the next day, he said to the farmer, "You suffered a disaster on September 9, and you'd better move to a high place with little vegetation." The farmer was dubious about Mr. Divination's words. Just in case, the farmer and his family moved to the top of the mountain before September 9, where there was almost no vegetation. In the early morning of September 9, when they stood at the top of the mountain and looked down at their home, it was already a sea of fire. At this time, the fire spread along the foot of the mountain, but fortunately, there was not much vegetation where they lived, so they survived.

The story of the farmer's family climbing the mountain to avoid disaster on September 9 quickly spread among the people, and people followed suit and moved their families to high places on September 9 to prevent accidents. After a long time, people find that it is not a good idea to move every year. Besides, there are no mountains on the plain, so it is impossible to climb. Finally, people came up with a good idea to eat cakes on the Double Ninth Festival. Because of the sound of "cake" and "high", eating cake means climbing high to eliminate disasters. Since then, the custom of eating cakes on the Double Ninth Festival has been formed.

Chongyang cake, also known as "flower cake", is named after it is eaten on the Double Ninth Festival, and it is a traditional seasonal food on the Double Ninth Festival. It is common in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, but it is not popular all over the country.

Production and production

Method one

Raw material formula

Glutinous rice flour1000g

500 grams of japonica rice flour

250 grams of red beans

Sugar1000g

Red and green preserved fruit100g

50 grams of brown sugar

25 grams of soybean oil

50g cooking wine

Production steps

1, first cut the red and green preserved fruit into shreds for later use.

2. Make bean paste with red beans, sugar (250g) and soybean oil.

3. Mix glutinous rice flour and japonica rice flour, take150g, mix in brown sugar, and add about 50g of water to make paste-like powdery Chongyang cake slurry.

4. Mix the remaining powder with white sugar (750g), add 250g of water and mix thoroughly. Take a cake drawer, spread a clean wet cloth, put in 1/2 cake powder and scrape it flat, spread the bean paste evenly on it, then spread the remaining 1/2 cake powder on the bean paste and scrape it flat, and then steam it with boiling water. When the steam exposes the flour, spread the paste evenly on it, sprinkle with red and green preserved fruit shreds, continue steaming until the cake is cooked, and then leave the fire. Take out the cake, cut it into a diamond-shaped cake shape with a knife, and insert a small flag on the surface of the cake with colored paper.

Method 2

Raw materials: japonica rice flour, glutinous rice flour, red bean paste, dried fruits of various colors, red and green preserved fruits, sugar, oil and clear water.

Exercise:

1. Mix japonica rice flour, glutinous rice flour, sugar, oil and water together and knead into loose powder with moderate humidity;

2. Let the stirred powder stand for a period of time, fully absorb water and then sieve it into fine powder;

3. Take a cake drawer, spread a clean wet cloth, put half of the cake powder on it, and steam it for 5 minutes;

4. Take out the cake drawer and spread it with a layer of bean paste, then pour in the other half of the cake powder to smooth it, sprinkle all kinds of dried fruits and red and green preserved fruits on the surface, and put it in the pot to continue steaming for about 20 minutes;

5. Take out the steamed cake and cut it into diamonds with a knife. The delicious Chongyang cake is ready!