Guangdong is a province of gourmet food. In addition to hard dishes such as plain-cut chicken and seafood, there are also a variety of delicious soups and delicious snacks. Wandering through the streets and alleys of Guangdong, you can see some local snacks everywhere. The more famous ones include ginger milk, water chestnut cake, black jelly and mala cake (hair cake), etc.

So if you come to Guangdong, in addition to tasting the delicious dishes and soups of Guangdong, don’t miss the special snacks of Guangdong.

Mala Gao is also called Fa Gao in my hometown. It is a very popular and famous snack cake. Why is it so famous?

Mainly because in rural areas of Guangdong, when many people are building foundations for houses, they have to give red envelopes and cakes to children. Generally, a child can get a red envelope and a cake to ask for goodwill. The head means auspiciousness.

Therefore, steamed cakes are a very common snack in rural Guangdong. They are sold everywhere on the streets. If you are building a house and laying the foundation, you can also ask the boss to order a large number of steamed cakes.

The making of steamed cakes is simple, looks good, and tastes soft and delicious, with some sweetness. It is very popular with children. Today I will share with you how I make steamed cakes. If you like it, You might as well save it first and try it out when you have time.

Brown sugar cake

Ingredients: flour (rice flour), brown sugar

Seasoning: yeast, baking soda, cooking oil

Detailed method

1. Add 100 grams of brown sugar to a large plate, and then add 200 grams of warm water. The water temperature should not be too high, because yeast needs to be added. At this time, stir continuously with chopsticks to melt the brown sugar as quickly as possible. After the brown sugar melts, pour 3 grams of yeast in, continue to stir evenly, and then let it sit for a few minutes to allow the yeast to fully dissolve in the brown sugar water. Taking advantage of this time, pour half a kilogram of flour into another plate. You can also use rice flour. Generally, many Cantonese people use rice flour. I didn't buy rice flour, so I used flour instead.

2. Pour the prepared brown sugar water into the flour, stir while pouring, try to stir until there are no small particles in the flour, then cover with plastic wrap and ferment for about 2 hours. If the weather is cold, ferment takes a little longer. After the time is up, open the plastic wrap, add 3 grams of baking soda, and continue to stir evenly for about 2-3 minutes. After stirring, set it aside for later use.

3. Prepare a few bowls. If you have molds, you can also use them. Brush the bowls with a layer of cooking oil to make them easier to remove from the mold after making them. Put the mixed batter into the bowl. Remember not to fill it too full, otherwise it will overflow. Generally, the batter should be filled to 60-70%, preferably 50-60%, and no more than 70%. superior. After the batter is filled, cover with plastic wrap and ferment for 20 minutes. After the time is up, put the batter into the boiling steamer and steam it.

4. Place the bowl with the batter into the steamer, cover the pot, and steam over high heat for 20-25 minutes. During the steaming, you can see the steamed cake slowly becoming cooked and cracking. It looks very delicious. pretty. After the time is up, turn off the heat and open the lid of the pot, and a scent will come out. Let the cake cool slightly in the pot.

5. Take out the slightly cooled steamed cake and eat it. The steamed cake is soft and delicious, with a sweet aroma. Children like to eat this the most. This simple and delicious Cantonese Brown Sugar Hair Cake is ready. The recipe and ingredients are very simple. If you like it, try it now.