Sweet potato oil cake is a common traditional snack in the north. Because the word "gao" is homophonic for "gao", which means high-level living, it has become a must-have delicacy for every household. I remember when I was a child, when I came home during the holidays, my mother would make sweet potato pancakes for us, paired with a bowl of non-rotten soup. Every time I ate, my belly would bulge. Sweet potato oil cake is very simple to make and the ingredients are very common.

How to make sweet potato oil cake:

Ingredients: two sweet potatoes, a little flour, cooking oil

Steps:

1. Selection Wash the sweet potatoes with sufficient moisture, peel and cut into thin slices, steam them in a pot for about 10 minutes.

2. Press the steamed sweet potatoes into puree while they are still hot until there are no particles.

3. Sprinkle a little flour, blanch the noodles while the sweet potatoes are hot, and stir evenly. Don't add too much flour so that the flavor of the sweet potatoes will be stronger.

4. Dip some oil on your hands to prevent sticking, roll the mixed dough into a ball and flatten it, the oil cake embryo is ready.

5. Heat the oil in the pot until it is 70% to 80% hot. Add the oil cake embryo and fry until both sides are golden.

6. Remove the oil and put it on a plate.

Sweet potato oil cake is crispy on the outside, soft and sweet on the inside. Every bite brings back childhood memories, the taste of my hometown and my mother's taste.

Cooking Tips for Storing Sweet Potatoes

During the harvest season of sweet potatoes, people often bring back bags of sweet potatoes from their hometown to eat. After eating, they grow teeth, and finally have to Organized into potted plants.

After bringing the sweet potatoes back, put them on the balcony to dry for about a week with the window open to remove the excess water in the sweet potatoes. This process is called "saccharification". After saccharification, the sweet potatoes taste very sweet and are also conducive to preservation. If you have the conditions, you can saccharize it in your hometown first and then take it back. It is more convenient if the yard of your hometown is sunny.

Put the dried sweet potatoes in a carton with a layer of sweet potatoes and a layer of newspaper. The newspaper has a moisture-absorbing effect.

If there are no holes on the side of the carton, punch a few small holes for ventilation and place it in a cool, ventilated place with a moderate temperature.

This way, it can be stored for a long time without going bad or sprouting.