沙子(zi)(zi)饃(mo)是特(te)有(you)的(de)(de)面(mian)(mian)點(dian)小(xiao)吃,因(yin)制作(zuo)簡單、口(kou)感良好(hao)、倍受群眾(zhong)歡迎(ying)。做(zuo)得好(hao)的(de)(de)砂子(zi)(zi)饃(mo)掰開后(hou),能清楚地看見里面(mian)(mian)的(de)(de)一(yi)(yi)(yi)層層酥,五六層之多。一(yi)(yi)(yi)般人做(zuo)砂子(zi)(zi)饃(mo)是用(yong)豬(zhu)油,但好(hao)的(de)(de)沙子(zi)(zi)饃(mo)要用(yong)麻油,而且在和面(mian)(mian)時(shi)(shi)講究風向。若是南風,就少(shao)加點(dian)水把面(mian)(mian)和干;若是北風,就多加點(dian)水把面(mian)(mian)和清點(dian),因(yin)為南風漲朝,北風收潮(chao)。把面(mian)(mian)揉(rou)開后(hou),抹一(yi)(yi)(yi)層麻油后(hou)又合(he)攏揉(rou)勻,如此反復五六次,面(mian)(mian)團和好(hao)放(fang)(fang)著待用(yong),做(zuo)砂子(zi)(zi)饃(mo)多用(yong)桶爐(lu),其(qi)爐(lu)面(mian)(mian)形(xing)似(si)“雞窩灶”,便于(yu)放(fang)(fang)鍋(guo)(guo)(guo),爐(lu)子(zi)(zi)旁邊有(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)個(ge)二層的(de)(de)木架,便于(yu)操(cao)作(zuo)和擺放(fang)(fang)用(yong)具。其(qi)操(cao)作(zuo)過程是:將干凈的(de)(de)鵝卵(luan)石(shi)(直徑(jing)不足(zu)一(yi)(yi)(yi)寸)放(fang)(fang)入(ru)(ru)鐵鍋(guo)(guo)(guo)預熱,不時(shi)(shi)加入(ru)(ru)食油攪拌鵝卵(luan)石(shi),待鵝卵(luan)石(shi)在鍋(guo)(guo)(guo)內發燙(tang)時(shi)(shi),鏟出(chu)一(yi)(yi)(yi)半放(fang)(fang)入(ru)(ru)備用(yong)鍋(guo)(guo)(guo)中,再(zai)用(yong)鍋(guo)(guo)(guo)鏟扒平鐵鍋(guo)(guo)(guo)內的(de)(de)鵝卵(luan)石(shi),將一(yi)(yi)(yi)尺見方的(de)(de)面(mian)(mian)餅(bing)蓋(gai)于(yu)其(qi)上(shang)(shang),再(zai)將備出(chu)的(de)(de)鵝卵(luan)石(shi)置于(yu)面(mian)(mian)餅(bing)上(shang)(shang)面(mian)(mian),利用(yong)上(shang)(shang)下的(de)(de)熱石(shi)子(zi)(zi)將面(mian)(mian)餅(bing)烤熟。
砂(sha)(sha)子饃做(zuo)得最好的要數喻連茍 ,喻連茍做(zuo)砂(sha)(sha)子饃十分講究(jiu),每烤一(yi)個砂(sha)(sha)子饃后,還要用干凈抹布把鍋(guo)里的鵝卵(luan)石(shi)抹一(yi)下,炒石(shi)子的油(you)也(ye)放得多些,所以他做(zuo)的砂(sha)(sha)子饃相(xiang)當俏銷,總是供不應求,形成長江埠獨有的特產而享(xiang)譽四方,并(bing)傳承至今。
先(xian)將(jiang)適量的(de)(de)(de)(de)砂(sha)(sha)子(大小如同板栗的(de)(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)(e)卵石)淘(tao)洗干(gan)凈,吹(chui)干(gan)后(hou)(hou)待(dai)用(yong)(yong)。鐵(tie)鍋(guo)(guo)燒熱后(hou)(hou)倒入(ru)食(shi)用(yong)(yong)油(you),待(dai)鍋(guo)(guo)內(nei)食(shi)用(yong)(yong)油(you)燒熟后(hou)(hou)再將(jiang)砂(sha)(sha)子倒入(ru)鐵(tie)鍋(guo)(guo)內(nei)然后(hou)(hou)反復攪拌,使(shi)砂(sha)(sha)子均勻(yun)(yun)升溫制作中,將(jiang)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)粉(fen)加水揉(rou)勻(yun)(yun),揉(rou)勻(yun)(yun)后(hou)(hou)不(bu)(bu)(bu)斷抹麻油(you)反復再揉(rou),如此反復五、六(liu)次,面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)團揉(rou)好后(hou)(hou)掐一(yi)(yi)塊(kuai)1-2兩大小的(de)(de)(de)(de)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)砣,加入(ru)蔥、蒜、鹽、孜然粉(fen)、辣椒、豬(zhu)油(you)等(deng)各(ge)種調料(liao),再用(yong)(yong)檊面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)棍把面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)團檊成一(yi)(yi)尺見(jian)方的(de)(de)(de)(de)圓狀薄餅待(dai)用(yong)(yong)待(dai)鵝(e)(e)卵石在鍋(guo)(guo)內(nei)冒(mao)煙發燙時,鏟出一(yi)(yi)半(ban)放入(ru)備(bei)用(yong)(yong)鍋(guo)(guo)中,再用(yong)(yong)鍋(guo)(guo)鏟扒(ba)平鐵(tie)鍋(guo)(guo)內(nei)的(de)(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)(e)卵石,將(jiang)一(yi)(yi)尺見(jian)方的(de)(de)(de)(de)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)餅蓋于(yu)其上,再將(jiang)備(bei)出的(de)(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)(e)卵石置(zhi)于(yu)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)餅上面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian),利用(yong)(yong)上壓下擠的(de)(de)(de)(de)熱石子將(jiang)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)餅烙烤而(er)熟。 制作得好的(de)(de)(de)(de)砂(sha)(sha)子饃用(yong)(yong)手掰開后(hou)(hou),能清(qing)楚地(di)看見(jian)里面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)(yi)層(ceng)層(ceng)酥,有五、六(liu)層(ceng)之多(duo)。一(yi)(yi)般人做砂(sha)(sha)子饃是用(yong)(yong)豬(zhu)油(you),但好的(de)(de)(de)(de)沙(sha)子饃要用(yong)(yong)麻油(you)。砂(sha)(sha)子饃經(jing)過(guo)制作者的(de)(de)(de)(de)多(duo)次改(gai)良(liang)后(hou)(hou),添加了各(ge)種不(bu)(bu)(bu)周的(de)(de)(de)(de)營養成份,適宜不(bu)(bu)(bu)同人的(de)(de)(de)(de)口味,具(ju)有溫肝(gan)腎、暖胃(wei)氣等(deng)功效。