馬蹄酥,雅名“香餅”,是福(fu)建同安,江蘇常州(zhou) 山西繁峙等地的著名傳統小吃(chi)。
馬蹄酥是(shi)由面(mian)粉揉合(he)各種材(cai)料烘(hong)烤而成(cheng)的(de)酥餅,原(yuan)為唐代的(de)宮廷(ting)食品(pin),后流傳入民間,隨著歲月流轉,各個地方的(de)馬蹄酥也演(yan)變出不同(tong)的(de)餡(xian)料,形狀和名稱(cheng)。
色呈金(jin)黃,酥軟(ruan)微脆,香甜盈(ying)口,油而不膩。
上白(bai)面粉(fen)4.8公斤,綿白(bai)糖2.05公斤,酵種25克(ke),飴糖75克(ke),食堿(jian)10克(ke),豆油1.95公斤。
1.將面粉(fen)(1.8公(gong)斤(jin)(jin)(jin))放(fang)入(ru)面缸(gang),酵種撕碎后放(fang)入(ru),把綿(mian)白(bai)糖(tang)(tang)(350克(ke)(ke)(ke))、豆(dou)油(350克(ke)(ke)(ke))分放(fang)在面粉(fen)的兩邊,倒入(ru)開(kai)水(shui)500克(ke)(ke)(ke),拌和揉成(cheng)油糖(tang)(tang)面團。再將食堿(5克(ke)(ke)(ke))用(yong)25克(ke)(ke)(ke)熱(re)水(shui)溶(rong)化(hua)后倒入(ru),反復用(yong)勁(jing)揉勻,劃(hua)開(kai)透氣,五六分鐘后,仍揉合到一起,制(zhi)得糖(tang)(tang)油面約3公(gong)斤(jin)(jin)(jin)。將食堿(5克(ke)(ke)(ke))用(yong)25克(ke)(ke)(ke)熱(re)水(shui)溶(rong)化(hua)后倒入(ru)面缸(gang),再放(fang)入(ru)面粉(fen)(3公(gong)斤(jin)(jin)(jin)),綿(mian)白(bai)糖(tang)(tang)(1.6公(gong)斤(jin)(jin)(jin))、豆(dou)油(1.5公(gong)斤(jin)(jin)(jin))拌和,搓勻即成(cheng)糖(tang)(tang)油酥6.2公(gong)斤(jin)(jin)(jin)。
2.將糖(tang)(tang)油面(mian)(mian)搓(cuo)成(cheng)條長,摘成(cheng)劑子200只(每只重15克(ke)),撳扁(bian)成(cheng)邊薄中(zhong)厚的圓形皮子,每只包入(ru)糖(tang)(tang)油酥(su)(31克(ke)),收口捏攏(long),撳扁(bian)后用(yong)搟(xian)棰搟(xian)成(cheng)直(zhi)徑約(yue)6.7厘米的酥(su)坯,然后在酥(su)坯正(zheng)面(mian)(mian)刻上馬蹄印,將飴(yi)糖(tang)(tang)用(yong)熱水(shui)75克(ke)稀釋后,涂刷在酥(su)坯面(mian)(mian)上。待桶爐(lu)燒(shao)熱,將酥(su)坯底面(mian)(mian)抹少(shao)許清水(shui)貼(tie)(tie)入(ru)爐(lu)中(zhong)(每爐(lu)可貼(tie)(tie)100只),爐(lu)口上蓋(gai)一水(shui)缽,用(yong)微火烘(hong)烤。4分鐘(zhong)后,端去(qu)(qu)水(shui)缽,將綿白糖(tang)(tang)(50克(ke))撒入(ru)火中(zhong),覆蓋(gai)水(shui)缽(不使漏氣(qi)),同時用(yong)濕(shi)布塞(sai)住桶爐(lu)風口,燜約(yue)3分鐘(zhong),待爐(lu)內糖(tang)(tang)煙消散、熱氣(qi)冒出(chu)(chu)時,端去(qu)(qu)水(shui)缽,出(chu)(chu)爐(lu)即成(cheng)。