Huizhou cake

By SelenaBarrows

Huizhou cake
Huizhou cake is a traditional snack in Huizhou, Anhui Province. It was originally named jujube paste crispy rice. During the Guangxu period, a Huizhou catering operator made and sold this cake in Yangzhou. It was very popular among eaters, so it was called "Huizhou cake" locally.
Product characteristics: golden yellow, oblate, transparent outer skin, sweet and delicious.
The characteristics of Huizhou cakes are golden in color, crisp, sweet and moist. Very popular.

Recipe Recommendations

  • flour 550 grams
  • red dates 400 grams
  • white sugar 150 grams
  • sesame oil 250 grams
  • lard 25 grams

Steps for Huizhou cake

  • Make  step 0
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    Select high-quality red dates and place them in a basin, soak them in water, and wash them. Steam the cage for about 1 hour and remove it.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Take it out and let it cool.
  • Make  step 2
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    Remove the skin and core.
  • Make  step 3
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    Prepare the sugar.
  • Make  step 4
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    Put sesame oil and white sugar into the pan to melt, add jujube paste.
  • Make  step 5
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    Stir fry over low heat until it is thick and can be hung on a spatula, remove and cool to make jujube paste filling.
  • Make  step 6
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    Remove and dry for later use.
  • Make  step 7
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    Take 250 grams of flour, add 150 grams of boiling water and make a hot dough.
  • Make  step 8
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    Use 250 grams of flour, add 150 grams of cold water and form a dough with cold water. Rub repeatedly and vigorously, cover with a damp cloth and soak slightly.
  • Make  step 9
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    Combine the hot dough and cold water dough together and knead well.
  • Make  step 10
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    Add 50 grams of flour and cooked lard into the basin, mix well, and rub into a crisp surface.
  • Make  step 11
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    Roll out the dough, add the pastry dough and roll it.
  • Make  step 12
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    Roll it into a rectangular thin sheet.
  • Make  step 13
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    Fold them in three folds to make the surface more uniform. This process is repeated three times.
  • Make  step 14
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    Finally roll it into thin slices.
  • Make  step 15
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    Roll it up from top to bottom.
  • Make  step 16
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    Cut into evenly divided doses.
  • Make  step 17
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    Then press the dose flat.
  • Make  step 18
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    Roll it into a slightly thicker round skin in the middle, put in the stuffing and wrap it, closing it down.
  • Make  step 19
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    Brush oil in the pan, brush one side of the cake with sesame oil, and lower the oily side in the pan.
  • Make  step 20
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    Brush the other side with a layer of sesame oil. When one side is browned until slightly yellow, turn over and brownish the other side.
  • Make  step 21
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    Repeat this 4 times, and burn until both sides are flat and transparent, then serve the pan.
  • Make  step 22
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    Remove from the pot and set on a plate to enjoy.
  • Huizhou cake Make Tips

    1. When steaming the dates, add water to the basin and put it into the cage to steam; 2. When mixing the dough and adding cold water, add it in batches, not add enough at once; 3. Kneak the dough evenly and thoroughly; 4. The rolled round cake green body should be thick and uniform; 5. Brush sesame oil once you turn it over when baking.