Zaohua cake is actually not a cake, but a steamed bun made of white flour. However, this bun is different from the usual buns. It is a flower bun with red dates embedded in it. It is usually steamed during the Chinese New Year. The process of making Zaohua cake is the same as that of ordinary steamed buns. The general method is to roll out a round dough sheet as the base, inlay red dates on all sides, and lay a layer of dates in the middle. Then spread a thin layer of dough on top of the dates, and then stack them up layer by layer. If you want to To make the flower cake thicker, add more layers in a circular motion.
Ingredients
Main ingredients: 180g flour, 100g red dates;
Accessory ingredients: 2g yeast
Jujube cake
1
Dissolve 2 grams of yeast with 100 grams of warm water, pour it into 180 grams of flour, and knead into a smooth dough. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place.
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2
Blank the red dates with hot water, take them out and drain them.
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3
After the dough has fermented until it is twice the original volume, take it out and knead out the air inside.
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4
Take a large piece of dough and roll out a round cake as the base.
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5
Take another piece of dough and roll it into a long strip as thick as your finger.
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6
Use chopsticks to press a line in the middle of the noodles.
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7
Stretch the noodles long and roll a red date on it to make a date flower.
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8
Code the jujube flowers around the outside of the dough piece.
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9
Arrange all the jujube flowers around the outside of the dough piece.
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10
Spread a layer of red dates in the empty space in the center.
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11
Take another small piece of dough and roll it into a small round cake.
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12
Use a small round cake to cover the red dates in the center.
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13
Continue to code the second layer of jujube flowers on the small round cake.
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14
Finally, place a date flower in the center of the third layer.
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15
Wake up for ten minutes, steam over medium heat for 17 or 8 minutes and then turn off the heat.
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16
Let it sit for two minutes before opening the lid.
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Tips
The jujube flower cake I made has more noodles and less dates. If you want to eat more dates, you can Stretch the date roll noodles thinner.