Wenxi Pancake (Shanxi Wenxi Specialty)

Introduction to Wenxi Pancake

Wenxi Pancake is a traditional Han ethnic snack in Shanxi Province. In Shanxi, there is a reputation as the king of pastry and a reputation for the complete production of Chinese style pastries. Boiling cakes had already gained fame in the late Ming Dynasty. Mr. Lu Xun wrote in his novel "The Lonely One" that "I carried two packets of Wen Xi's boiled cakes to visit my friends", which shows that Wen Xi's boiled cakes are indeed well-known. Cooking cake is a kind of fried Dim sum. In the folk culture of southern Shanxi, 'frying' is called 'boiling'. Wen Xi cooked the cake in the shape of a round moon, with a moon white appearance due to the outer layer being covered in white sesame seeds

What are the product features of Wenxi Pancake

After breaking Wen Xi's pancake in half, it can pull out shiny honey threads two or three inches long, revealing a deep chestnut layer with a light color on the outside and a distinct red and white filling core on the inside. The texture is soft and elastic, and the pressed part can be restored to its original state. When tasted, it is not skin or sticky, with a pure sweet taste, crispy but not greasy, and has a sesame fragrance. The more chewed it is, the stronger the flavor becomes, and the more fragrant it is. After being stored for a hundred days, the color, aroma, and taste remain unchanged

How did the history of Wenxi Pancake come about

Kangxi bestows name

Wenxi boiled cakes began during the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 300 years.

. According to legend, when Emperor Kangxi was on a tour and heard of his happiness, the officials and gentry of Wen Xi selected famous teachers to host a banquet to welcome the holy chariot. During the meal, the emperor felt that other dishes were bland and tasteless, except for the unique taste of boiled cakes with a lingering aftertaste, and couldn't help but ask for their names. All the officials and officials searched for a lucky name to please the emperor, but due to the emperor's sudden question, they couldn't help but be speechless for a moment. The emperor couldn't help but laugh at this situation and said, 'Let's call it boiled cake.'. So the Wenxi boiled cake named by Emperor Kangxi became famous and has been passed down to this day

Method of making Wenxi boiled cake

Raw material formula

Leather ingredients: 12 kilograms of cooked standard powder, 2.25 kilograms of brown sugar, 1.5 kilograms of cooking oil, 5 kilograms of malt sugar, 25 grams of sodium bicarbonate, and 4 kilograms of water

Filling: 1 kilogram of cooked flour, 3 kilograms of soft white sugar, 1.75 kilograms of honey, and 250 grams of osmanthus

Slurry: 3.5 kilograms of white sugar, 7.5 kilograms of malt sugar, 1.25 kilograms of bee honey, 250 grams of osmanthus, 6.5 kilograms of frying oil, and 8 kilograms of sesame seeds for osmanthus flour

Method of making

Noodles: First, pour the cooked flour onto a cutting board and spread it into a circle. Then dissolve the brown sugar in water, pour in malt sugar and cooking oil, stir well, heat and boil, pour into the dough ring, add sodium bicarbonate, and make a soft and hard dough

Filling: First, mix the cooked noodles, white sugar, and osmanthus flowers together, then warm up the honey and pour it in. Rub and mix evenly

Preparation: Weigh 24 grams of dough and 6 grams of filling and wrap them into a round ball shape for frying

Fry: When the oil temperature rises to around 200 ℃, fry in the pot. Soak the billet in cold water before frying to remove any floating surface and reduce impurities in the oil pan; At the same time, it can prevent exposing the filling and peeling. Fry in oil until the blank floats to a brownish yellow color and small cracks appear on the surface, then remove it

Hanging pulp and sticking hemp: Wait for the pulp to boil to around 116 ℃, pour the fried and cooled semi-finished product into it in batches and soak for a moment, then remove the hemp and stick it evenly

The award-winning honor of Wenxi Pancake

After tasting it, Emperor Qianlong bestowed upon her the imperial name "Wenxi Pancake"; The phrase 'I carried two packets of delicious boiled cakes to visit my friend Wei Lianyi' in Lu Xun's novel 'The Lonely One' made her famous and renowned; During the Korean War, famous singer Guo Lanying and Deputy Secretary of the Wenxi County Committee brought 2000 packs of Wenxi boiled cakes to North Korea to comfort volunteer soldiers. Boiled cakes became synonymous with Wenxi