Practice and formula of Zhoucun sesame seed cake

Add salt and water to flour to make soft noodles, and knead them on a chopping board to increase toughness and ductility; Wash sesame seeds with clear water and dry them. Rub the dough into long strips, add flour, make it round, dip it in water one by one and spread it flat on the porcelain pier, and then spread it into round pancake slices. After soaking in water, peeling and frying, put sesame seeds in a wooden shaker and shake them back and forth with both hands flat to make sesame seeds evenly arranged in the shaker. Immediately release the cake lightly by hand, put it on the shaking plate, take the cake blank with sesame seeds, spread it on the wall of the hanging furnace, bake it with sawdust fire or charcoal fire until it is cooked, shovel it with a shovel and take it out with a long spoon head. For example, to make a sweet and crisp sesame cake, you can change the salt into white soup, melt it with warm water, and make up with flour. The method is the same as salted sesame seed cake, but slightly thinner than salted sesame seed cake.

Zhoucun sesame seed cake is a traditional snack in Zibo. It was named after it was produced in zhoucun district, Zibo. It originated in the Han Dynasty and became the late Qing Dynasty. It is one of the famous specialties in Shandong Province.