Practice of stone cake in Yicheng, Shanxi Province

Stone cake, also known as cake, is one of the unique foods in Shanxi. Because the cake embryo is placed on a hot stone, it is named. It is not only crisp and salty, nutritious and easy to digest and store, but also deeply loved by people because of its unique production method. There are two kinds of moon cakes, sweet and salty, just like the moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival. Around August 15, at dusk and under the moonlight, the sound of turning stones can be heard in the streets and alleys of every village. That's an extension. The stone has been used for many years and is shiny. Generally, there are only one or two couples in a village, and they have to rotate from house to house. According to legend, a family with oilstone for more than 20 years suffered a disaster in the 1960s, with no flour to make cakes and no cooking oil. Every time I cooked radish, I boiled the stone in water first, and then there were oil flowers, which lasted for two years.

Production method:

1. Add a proper amount of water to the flour, add refined salt (or sugar), edible alkali, edible oil and make dough, knead it evenly and thoroughly repeatedly, select a small dose, and roll it into a round cake blank the thickness of copper coins with a rolling pin.

2. Put the washed stone into the pot, turn it with a spatula and heat it evenly, and then take out some heated stones.

3. Put the cake blank on the hot stone in the pot, then cover the stone and bake for a few minutes until the cake turns golden yellow. When cooking, carefully pick out the stones above, don't damage the stone cake, and remember that the bottom material should not be too thick.

Product features: golden color, uneven surface, unique style, salty taste, crisp and refreshing. Sweet but not greasy, with mellow taste.