Ingredients and methods of Putian carrot cake

Friends who have been to Fujian have eaten the carrot cake there. It is a nationally famous local snack, and the most famous one is produced in Putian, Fujian. This carrot cake tastes crispy, sweet and delicious, and everyone who has eaten it likes it very much. You can also make Putian carrot cake at home. I will write down the ingredients and steps needed for it in a while. After learning it, you can eat authentic Putian carrot cake without going to Putian.

Ingredients and methods of Putian carrot cake

Ingredients for Putian carrot cake

To make Putian carrot cake, you need one kilogram of flour, 370 grams of pork fat, 250 grams each of white radish and peanuts, 125 grams of sesame seeds, 500 grams of white sugar, 100 grams of cake flour, a small amount of table salt, and finally two kilograms of lard for frying the carrot cake.

Steps to make Putian carrot cake

1. When making radish cake, you should cut the fat into small cubes, fry the peanuts in a pan, take them out and make them into peanut crumbs, and fry the sesame seeds in a pan, take them out and mix them with the pork fat, sesame seeds, peanuts, sugar and cake flour to make the filling. Wash the prepared white radish, cut it into thin strips, marinate it with salt, remove the moisture and set aside.

2. Take out 300g of the prepared flour and add 200g of lard, mix well, and make it into oil dough, then divide it into small pieces. Add a small amount of lard and an appropriate amount of water to the remaining flour, and make it into water dough, and also make it into small pieces. When wrapping, put one oil dough and one water dough together, wrap the filling in it, and then wrap about 5g of shredded radish, and then tighten the mouth. Make it into the shape of a small pancake.

3. Put the prepared lard into the pot, turn on the fire and heat it. When it reaches 80% hot, put the prepared carrot cake into the pot and fry it. After both sides of the carrot cake turn golden yellow, you can take it out and drain the remaining oil. The Putian-style carrot cake is ready for people to eat.