It belongs to Qinyang City, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, and was called Huaiqing House in ancient times. It is known as "Qinhuai Ancient County, a famous country of rivers and moons, hometown of merchants and hermits". There are spectacular natural landscapes such as Danhe Gorge, historic places of interest such as Sansheng Pagoda of Tianning Temple, and of course, there are also delicious snacks full of the flavor of northwest Henan. Among them, Jin Xianshu baked cakes are the best in the memory of many local older generations.

Jinxianshu sesame seed cake: delicious and pleasant, with a good reputation

Jinxianshu sesame seed cake is named after the producer. Jin Xianshu, a native of Xixiang Town, Qinyang City, studied at Sanyiyuan Hotel in Taiyuan at the age of 18. After three years, I learned all kinds of cooking skills, and the best one is the unique skill of pastry-baking sesame cakes. He has his own family, from dough mixing to baking, all exquisite, with more than a dozen varieties of fillings, which are characterized by transparent orange, crisp outside and oily but not greasy.

Jin Xianshu biscuits can be roughly divided into four categories: large crisp, sugar crisp, meat crisp and triangle crisp. The sesame seed cake is made of flour as the skin and various sweet, salty and fruity materials as the stuffing, and is made by frying, peeling, stuffing, blending, stuffing wrapping, molding and baking. There are more than 2 kinds of crisp meat, fat, sugar, crystal, triangle, red bean paste, jujube paste, hawthorn and rose.

It is said that Jin Xianshu's sesame seed cake must be eaten with both hands, because it is crisp when bitten, which makes it a best-selling food.

To make Jinxianshu sesame seed cake, the dough should be kneaded once, twice and thrice before it becomes a cake embryo. After the dough is kneaded, it should be constantly pounded and turned with water. When kneading, two or two surfaces are pressed conveniently, and pushed and pulled back and forth with a small rolling pin, which becomes a strip nearly two meters long and as thin as a cicada's wing. Then put stuffing, oil, sprinkle, or roll or fold, all the way down, to the end, press the palm of your hand, and a round and smooth biscuit dough embryo will be fine.

To make Jin Xianshu sesame seed cake, it is required that the strength of both hands should be even and the whole body movements should be coordinated. The whole production process is like a Tai Chi performance and a dance. It is said that when Jin Xianshu himself was making it, the rolling pin in his hand also struck the noodle table with different movements, making different sounds, such as drums. Listening to the different voices, people can know at which stage the baked wheat cake is made.

Jin Xianshu's baked biscuits are also very particular. Jin Xianshu's biscuits are baked with two layers of tobacco, the first layer is put first, and when the baking is almost the same, the second layer is put. In order to ensure that each baked wheat cake is heated moderately, evenly and crisply, every time a baked wheat cake is placed, other baked wheat cakes in the rice field should be turned over, which requires quick eye and quick hand, and you should not be afraid of burning your hands. You should stand and operate at the end of the day, and you should not be lazy at all. Otherwise, the baked wheat cake is either sour or raw.