Introduction to Rose Cake
Rose cake is a kind of old Beijing traditional name of Han nationality with sugar filling and crisp skin. The method is to use the fresh rose of Miaofengshan, remove the petals, remove the roots and wash them with clear water, marinate them, mix them with the cooked honey to make rose stuffing, then use the dough made of strong powder and fermented dough, fold the dough layer by layer, make the skin, wrap the stuffing, flatten it to form a round cake, shadow the four characters of "Rose pancake" and the flower pattern. After baking, the rose cake is made. The way of making rattan cake is similar to that of rose cake, but rattan flowers need not be bought. Each pastry shop has rattan in the backyard, which can be picked at any time. Rose cake has a strong fragrance, while rattan cake has a light fragrance with different characteristics.
How to make rose cake
Raw materials:
1. 500g flour, 80g lard, 20g sugar and 200g warm water.
2. 350 grams of lard dry pastry.
3. 250g of soft white sugar, 250g of cooked flour, 30g of cooked sesame seed, 50g of sugar rose, 5g of melon seed, 5g of peanut kernel, 5g of walnut kernel and proper amount of cooked oil.
Production method:
1. The material in raw material 1 is processed into water oil dough for standby.
2. Mix the materials in the raw material 3 evenly and process them into fillings for standby.
3. The pastry was made by the method of big package, and the dosage of 30 g was picked.
4. Pack about 30 grams of filling into each agent, close the mouth, close the mouth downward and lift it into a round blank with the palm of your hand.
5. For about 10 minutes, use edible red pigment to mark the flower mark, put it into the oven and bake until the surface is golden red.
Nutritional value of Rose Cake
Rose cake contains protein, fructose and volatile oil (rose oil), mainly citronellol, neritol, eugenol, phenylethanol, nonyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, linalool, phenylethyl acetate, as well as quercetin, bitterness, tannin, gallic acid, carotene, red pigment and other components.
Rose contains more than 300 kinds of chemical components, such as aromatic alcohols, aldehydes, fatty acids, phenols and oils and fats containing essential oils. Rose flowers and roots can be used as medicine. They have functions of regulating qi, promoting blood circulation, astringent, etc. they are mainly used to treat irregular menstruation, bruise injury, liver qi and stomach pain, bloated and swelling pain, etc. The pulp of rose fruit can be used to make fruit jam, which has special flavor. The fruit is rich in vitamin C and vitamin P, which can prevent acute and chronic infection, coronary heart disease and liver disease, and prevent carcinogens. Rose essential oil extracted by distillation from rose petals (called rose dew) can activate male hormones and sperm. Rose dew can also improve skin texture, promote blood circulation and metabolism.