Milky card flower

Milky card flower

Overview

Card flower is a type of handmade pasta in Shandong. Wood is hand-carved into molds of various flower shapes and small animals. The fermented dough is pressed into various flowers and small animals with molds, and then baked in a large pot. I remember when I was a child, my grandma would make it for us during the Chinese New Year. The freshly baked kahua was fragrant and sweet. When you take a bite, the mellow milk aroma blends with the light sweetness. Together with the crispy outer layer and soft inner layer, it is very sweet. It was the most delicious snack when I was a kid, and now it still tastes like my childhood.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Prepare 500g of flour and put it in a clean basin.

    Milky card flower step 1
  2. Add yeast powder and yeast partner to the flour (you can omit the yeast partner if you don’t have it), and mix evenly.

    Milky card flower step 2
  3. Then add milk powder, fine sugar, and powdered sugar in sequence and mix evenly.

    Milky card flower step 3
  4. Add water and eggs to the mixed flour, and knead the dough into a dough while adding water.

    Milky card flower step 4
  5. It’s ready when the dough has doubled in size

    Milky card flower step 5
  6. Shape the risen dough into a dough equal to the size of the mold

    Milky card flower step 6
  7. Put the small pieces of dough into the mold one by one

    Milky card flower step 7
  8. Card flowers with shapes

    Milky card flower step 8
  9. Power on the electric baking pan to preheat, and place the cards neatly one by one. Don't place them too densely, but leave a certain amount of space, because the size of the cards will increase after heating. (You can also bake it in the oven).

    Milky card flower step 9
  10. Anyway, sear both sides of the electric baking pan for 7 or 8 minutes until the surface turns yellow and it is ready to be cooked. Or use the oven at 180 degrees, medium-high heat, and bake for 15 minutes.

    Milky card flower step 10