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.

Manufacture of hair cake

Making hair cakes requires some skill and patience, but it is not complicated to operate. The following will introduce the detailed method of making cakes:

Preparation materials:

200g glutinous rice flour

Sticky rice noodles150g

Sugar100g

Yeast powder 5g

Warm water 250 ml

Steps:

Preparation of raw materials: prepare glutinous rice flour, sticky rice flour, sugar, yeast powder and warm water according to the above material list.

Fermented dough: add yeast powder into warm water, stir evenly, and let stand for 5- 10 minutes until the yeast powder is completely 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 and full of 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 40 minutes until the cake is completely cooked.

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

Tips:

When steaming cakes, the water must be turned to a small fire after boiling, so as to avoid the steamed cakes being cooked and endogenous.

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

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

The cake batter should be fermented for a long time so that the steamed cake will be soft.

The Origin of Hair Cake and Its Cultural Significance

Hair cakes have a long history and are said to have originated in the south of ancient China. Hair cakes are endowed with auspicious and festive meanings because of their fluffy and soft characteristics, and are often used as sacrifices or gifts to 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 production methods are constantly innovating with the changes of the times. Whether it is traditional steamed cakes or creatively improved cakes, cakes have always occupied a unique position in China's food culture with their soft and sweet taste and auspicious meaning.