Salt and pepper sesame cakes

Salt and pepper sesame cakes

Overview

Salt and pepper sesame cake is a major feature of the Sichuan and Chongqing Mid-Autumn Festival. As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, they can be seen everywhere. I used to buy some every year, but now, as the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, I can’t help but wonder: How are these things made? There is very little introduction to the making of sesame cakes. I tried one last year but it was unsatisfactory, so I will continue this year. The fillings are like ordinary mooncakes, which can have many variations. Salt and pepper is a classic and must-have. The most difficult thing to think about is the skin. What is the formula and how to make it? And the surface is extremely smooth, without any bulges. Who can let me visit the sesame cake factory? After pondering over and over again, I finally found the recipe for mooncake crust in an old book and followed my own ideas. Although the final appearance is also covered with sesame seeds, it is still a bit far from the real sesame cake.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Leather

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 1

  2. Add a little water to the maltose

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 2

  3. Mix well

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 3

  4. Pour into the sugar and stir evenly

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 4

  5. Add baking soda and stir until dissolved

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 5

  6. Add oil

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 6

  7. Stir until well combined

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 7

  8. Add flour

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 8

  9. Mix well to form a moderately soft dough and rest for 20-30 minutes

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 9

  10. Fillings and decorations

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 10

  11. Divide the stuffing into 10 equal parts

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 11

  12. The skin is also divided into 10 equal parts

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 12

  13. Press flat

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 13

  14. Stuffing

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 14

  15. Close the mouth and round it

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 15

  16. Pat into a flat cake shape

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 16

  17. Place the top surface in sesame seeds and cover with sesame seeds

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 17

  18. Place on baking sheet

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 18

  19. Place a flat plate (a pie plate is used here) on the surface

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 19

  20. Put in the oven, middle layer, heat up and down at 200 degrees, bake for 20-30 minutes

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 20

  21. The surface is yellowish brown and comes out of the oven

    Salt and pepper sesame cakes step 21