七層糕是福建省福安市的一種有名的傳統糕類小吃(chi)。在(zai)古代,農(nong)歷七月十五中元節,家家戶(hu)戶(hu)做七層糕祭(ji)祖。
分(fen)七層,色彩美觀(guan),細嫩甜爽,富有彈性(xing),老幼皆宜。
1、將晚稻米用(yong)清水(shui)(shui)浸泡2小時(shi),洗凈撈(lao)出,瀝干水(shui)(shui)分,加(jia)水(shui)(shui)7500克磨成(cheng)稀漿,再加(jia)入明(ming)礬(調水(shui)(shui))攪(jiao)拌(ban),留白漿2250克待用(yong)。將黃(huang)梔子磨成(cheng)漿,從余下(xia)的稀漿內取1500克,攪(jiao)拌(ban)成(cheng)黃(huang)色漿(也可直接加(jia)入食用(yong)黃(huang)色素)。紅板(ban)糖下(xia)鍋,加(jia)水(shui)(shui)750克,用(yong)微(wei)火熬成(cheng)濃液,濾去雜質,起鍋晾(liang)涼(liang),與剩下(xia)的稀漿7250克攪(jiao)拌(ban)成(cheng)紅色漿。
2、大鍋內加清水燒沸,放上(shang)(shang)籠(long)屜(ti),籠(long)內鋪上(shang)(shang)凈紗(sha)布,放進通氣板,舀(yao)(yao)入(ru)白(bai)漿(jiang)750克(ke)蒸(zheng)(zheng)約(yue)8分(fen)鐘(zhong)(zhong),同量、同時間再蒸(zheng)(zheng)一(yi)次。然后,分(fen)20次舀(yao)(yao)入(ru)紅(hong)色漿(jiang),每(mei)次約(yue)350克(ke),頭5次,每(mei)次蒸(zheng)(zheng)約(yue)10分(fen)鐘(zhong)(zhong),后15次,每(mei)次蒸(zheng)(zheng)約(yue)15分(fen)鐘(zhong)(zhong)。紅(hong)漿(jiang)蒸(zheng)(zheng)完,舀(yao)(yao)入(ru)白(bai)漿(jiang)50克(ke)蒸(zheng)(zheng)約(yue)15分(fen)鐘(zhong)(zhong),接著分(fen)3次舀(yao)(yao)入(ru)黃(huang)色漿(jiang),每(mei)次500克(ke),蒸(zheng)(zheng)約(yue)15分(fen)鐘(zhong)(zhong),待全部蒸(zheng)(zheng)完,擦干蒸(zheng)(zheng)氣水,取凈紗(sha)布蓋在(zai)粿(guo)面(mian)一(yi)角(jiao),用手指彈動,如見粿(guo)面(mian)顫動即熟。取出(chu)大約(yue)晾2小(xiao)時,粿(guo)面(mian)上(shang)(shang)抹上(shang)(shang)花生(sheng)油,倒在(zai)木板上(shang)(shang),再翻扣在(zai)另(ling)一(yi)塊(kuai)木板上(shang)(shang),再抹上(shang)(shang)熟花生(sheng)油,再切三(san)角(jiao)形(xing)塊(kuai)。