Hair cake, a soft and sweet traditional food

Hair cake is an ancient traditional snack in China, which is famous for its fluffy, soft, sweet and delicious taste. It is not only delicious, but also widely used, which can be used as breakfast or snack, and also as holiday food.

the making of the hair cake

It takes some skill and patience to make the hair cake, but the operation is not complicated. The following will introduce the detailed method of making cakes:

preparation materials:

glutinous rice flour 2g

sticky rice flour 15g

sugar 1g

yeast powder 5g

warm water 25ml

Steps:

Prepare raw materials: prepare glutinous rice flour, sticky rice flour, sugar and yeast according to the above material list.

fermented dough: add yeast powder into warm water, stir evenly, and set aside for 5-1 minutes until the yeast powder is fully dissolved and foamed.

making batter: mix glutinous rice flour and sticky rice flour, add fermented yeast water, and stir into thick batter.

Fermented batter: Cover the batter and put it in a warm place for fermentation for 2-3 hours, until the batter is obviously larger in volume and filled with bubbles.

steaming: pour the fermented batter into the steamer, seal the mouth of the steamer with plastic wrap, and steam in the pot for about 4 minutes until the flour cake is completely cooked.

Take it out of the pot and enjoy it: take out the cake after steaming, cool it and cut it into small pieces to enjoy.

Tip:

When evaporating cakes, turn the water to low heat after boiling, so as to avoid the steamed cakes from being cooked outside and endogenous.

The steamed cake tastes best when it is hot, and the texture will harden slightly after it is cold.

If you like more sweet hair cakes, you can appropriately increase the amount of sugar.

The fermented cake batter should have sufficient fermentation time, so that the steamed cake will be fragrant, soft and fluffy.

the origin and cultural significance of hair cake

hair cake has a long history, and it is said that it originated in ancient southern China. Because of its fluffy and soft characteristics, hair cakes are endowed with auspicious and festive meanings, and are often used as sacrificial offerings or gifts for relatives and friends in traditional festivals such as Spring Festival and Dragon Boat Festival.

Nowadays, hair cake is still a popular snack in all parts of China, and its making methods are constantly innovating with the changes of the times. Whether it is the traditional steamed cake or the creative improved cake, the cake has always occupied a unique position in Chinese food culture with its soft and sweet taste and auspicious meaning.