Shanxi Wenxi boiled cake is another local cultural specialty snack in Shanxi. The pure Wenxi boiled cake originated in Wenxi County, Yuncheng, Shanxi. It is known as the "first cake" in Shanxi and is also known as "the most famous Chinese snack"

The reputation!

The main raw materials for making boiled cakes are wheat flour, honey, finely ground sesame oil, sugar syrup, brown sugar, white sugar, etc.

Wenxi boiled cake is shaped like a full moon, and because the appearance is covered with sesame seeds, it is called moon white.

The appearance of Wenxi boiled cakes is covered with sesame seeds and is in the shape of a ring. Inside there are clear chestnut-colored and crimson-white fillings. When eaten, it can be pulled out into crystal clear and shiny thin strips. The taste is sweet and crispy, and the color and aroma are complete.

, no skin, no stick, authentic sweetness, crispy but not greasy, long-lasting aroma of white sesame, lingering aftertaste, stored for hundreds of days, will not change in quality!

It is a very popular specialty food.

The writer Lu Xun once wrote in the article "The Lonely": "I took a few bags of Wenxi's boiled cakes to see my friends." It can be seen that Wenxi's boiled cakes are famous.

During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, it is said that Emperor Kangxi visited Wenxi during a tour. Local senior officials received the emperor with local snacks and special products. At the banquet, Kangxi felt that other delicacies were dull and tasteless. Only the boiled cakes had a unique taste, delicious and long aftertaste, and left something to be desired.

So when asked about its name, all the senior officials took great pains to figure out an auspicious name that suited them. Kangxi ate happily, and unknowingly, Long Yan was delighted and said with a smile: "Let's call it Zhuobing."

Because Emperor Kangxi gave it the name Zhuobing, Huwenxi Zhuobian became famous and has been passed down to this day.

During the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the singer Guo Lanying and the Wenxi County Party Committee Secretary rushed to North Korea together with 2,000 packs of Wenxi boiled cakes to express condolences to the volunteer soldiers. The boiled cakes seemed to be synonymous with Wenxi!

and soft dough, first pour the cooked flour into the prepared basin, arrange it in a circle, leaving a nest, then dissolve the brown sugar and ginger in warm water, add caramel and vegetable oil, stir evenly, heat and pour into the dough circle

, to synthesize a batter with moderate softness and hardness.

To make the filling, stir the cooked flour, white sugar and osmanthus evenly, then heat up the honey and melt it, pour it in and stir evenly.

To prepare the dough, weigh 24 grams of soft dough and 6 grams of filling, shape into a ball and prepare for frying.

Low residue to avoid cracking, exposing the horse's feet and molting.

Put it into the pot and fry until the round pieces float, turn yellow-brown, and have some small cracks, then you can pick them up.

Then cool.

To make a slurry, boil sugar, maltose, and honey to make syrup, and add sweet-scented osmanthus.

The temperature is approximately controlled within 120 degrees.

Dip the sizing into white sesame seeds, pour the cooled semi-finished round billet into the slurry, soak for a while, pick it up and dip it in white sesame seeds, wrap it up and put it evenly on the plate.

(I have never made boiled cakes before. The current recipe is based on the English I learned through my own experiments after asking it on the Internet and calling my classmates. It tastes good. You can try it. The process is a bit complicated.

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