馬蹄酥(su)是江(jiang)(jiang)蘇(su)江(jiang)(jiang)陰傳統的地(di)方(fang)名(ming)點(dian),屬于特色糕點(dian)。清朝末年仿(fang)制鎮江(jiang)(jiang)同名(ming)糕點(dian),并經改(gai)進成(cheng)(cheng)面。該產品采 用上(shang)等面粉、赤豆為(wei)原料(liao),加果仁為(wei)輔料(liao),用糯(nuo)米發酵后制成(cheng)(cheng)。因成(cheng)(cheng)品四周厚、中間(jian)薄、 形似馬蹄而得(de)其名(ming)。其特點(dian)為(wei)酥(su)、松、軟兼備,色、香、味俱佳(jia)。
它的原料是面粉、白糖、麥芽、豬油(you)、芝(zhi)麻(ma);分(fen)酥皮、拌餡等(deng)制作工(gong)序,揉全(quan)后貼在(zai)豎爐壁上烘烤。這種餅酥脆(cui)餡甜,開水沖泡后體(ti)積膨(peng)脹,所(suo)以(yi)也(ye)叫“泡餅”。
馬蹄(ti)酥是(shi)外(wai)出旅行(xing)喜帶的(de)輕便食品,也是(shi)饋贈親友的(de)禮品。它是(shi)燥(zao)熱物品,飴糖又(you)有營養,用(yong)麻油炸(zha)過,又(you)是(shi)婦女“坐月子(zi)”的(de)熱補品。
解(jie)放前,同安有(you)“雙(shuang)鹿”、“金吉”、“慶春”幾家(jia)老店號制作,廈門的“雙(shuang)虎”號也有(you)六七十(shi)年(nian)歷(li)史。現在,有(you)好幾家(jia)食(shi)品廠生產馬蹄(ti)酥。
原料配(pei)方(制200只):上白面粉4.8公(gong)斤(jin)(jin)綿白糖2.05公(gong)斤(jin)(jin)酵種25克飴糖75克食堿10克豆油1.95公(gong)斤(jin)(jin)芝麻(ma)適量
產品特點:色呈金黃(huang),酥軟微(wei)脆,香甜盈口,油而不膩。
1.將面(mian)(mian)粉(1.8公(gong)(gong)(gong)斤(jin))放入(ru)(ru)(ru)(ru)面(mian)(mian)缸,酵(jiao)種(zhong)撕碎后(hou)(hou)放入(ru)(ru)(ru)(ru),把綿(mian)白糖(tang)(350克(ke)(ke)(ke))、豆油(you)(you)(350克(ke)(ke)(ke))分放在(zai)面(mian)(mian)粉的兩邊(bian),倒(dao)入(ru)(ru)(ru)(ru)開(kai)水(shui)500克(ke)(ke)(ke),拌和(he)揉成油(you)(you)糖(tang)面(mian)(mian)團。再將食(shi)堿(5克(ke)(ke)(ke))用25克(ke)(ke)(ke)熱(re)水(shui)溶化后(hou)(hou)倒(dao)入(ru)(ru)(ru)(ru),反復用勁揉勻,劃(hua)開(kai)透氣,五六分鐘后(hou)(hou),仍揉合到一起(qi),制得糖(tang)油(you)(you)面(mian)(mian)約3公(gong)(gong)(gong)斤(jin)。將食(shi)堿(5克(ke)(ke)(ke))用25克(ke)(ke)(ke)熱(re)水(shui)溶化后(hou)(hou)倒(dao)入(ru)(ru)(ru)(ru)面(mian)(mian)缸,再放入(ru)(ru)(ru)(ru)面(mian)(mian)粉(3公(gong)(gong)(gong)斤(jin)),綿(mian)白糖(tang)(1.6公(gong)(gong)(gong)斤(jin))、豆油(you)(you)(1.5公(gong)(gong)(gong)斤(jin))拌和(he),搓勻即成糖(tang)油(you)(you)酥(su)6.2公(gong)(gong)(gong)斤(jin)。
2.將(jiang)糖(tang)(tang)油面搓成(cheng)(cheng)條長,摘成(cheng)(cheng)劑子200只(每(mei)只重15克),撳扁成(cheng)(cheng)邊薄中厚的圓形皮(pi)子,每(mei)只包入(ru)糖(tang)(tang)油酥(su)(31克),收口捏攏,撳扁后用(yong)(yong)(yong)搟棰(chui)搟成(cheng)(cheng)直(zhi)徑約6.7厘米的酥(su)坯,然(ran)后在(zai)酥(su)坯正面刻上(shang)馬蹄印(yin),將(jiang)飴糖(tang)(tang)用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)水(shui)(shui)75克稀釋后,涂刷在(zai)酥(su)坯面上(shang),撒(sa)上(shang)少許芝麻。待(dai)桶(tong)爐(lu)(lu)燒熱(re),將(jiang)酥(su)坯底(di)面抹少許清(qing)水(shui)(shui)貼入(ru)爐(lu)(lu)中(每(mei)爐(lu)(lu)可貼100只),爐(lu)(lu)口上(shang)蓋(gai)一水(shui)(shui)缽,用(yong)(yong)(yong)微火(huo)(huo)烘烤。4分鐘后,端去水(shui)(shui)缽,將(jiang)綿白糖(tang)(tang)(50克)撒(sa)入(ru)火(huo)(huo)中,覆蓋(gai)水(shui)(shui)缽(不使漏(lou)氣),同時(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)濕布(bu)塞(sai)住桶(tong)爐(lu)(lu)風口,燜(men)約3分鐘,待(dai)爐(lu)(lu)內糖(tang)(tang)煙消散、熱(re)氣冒(mao)出時(shi),端去水(shui)(shui)缽,出爐(lu)(lu)即(ji)成(cheng)(cheng)。
馬(ma)蹄酥(su)原為(wei)唐代(dai)(dai)的宮廷食(shi)品。相傳唐王李世民的原配夫人長孫皇后回家(jia)鄉陜西省探親時,攜(xie)帶(dai)馬(ma)蹄酥(su)作(zuo)為(wei)隨(sui)身禮物(wu)。鄉親們嘗后贊嘆不已,經皇后同意(yi),娘家(jia)派一名(ming)心靈手巧的人,向隨(sui)行御廚(chu)學制(zhi)作(zuo)此佳點(dian)的工藝,后來(lai)傳入(ru)民間(jian)。唐代(dai)(dai)開辟閩(min)疆,這種宮廷佳點(dian)隨(sui)南下人員傳入(ru)閩(min)南。
馬蹄酥制作時將(jiang)餅貼在豎(shu)爐壁上(shang)烘烤(kao),餅呈馬蹄形,故(gu)稱。清代詩(shi)(shi)人就(jiu)寫過(guo)“乍經面起還留(liu)跡,不(bu)踏花蹄也(ye)自香”贊美(mei)馬蹄酥的(de)詩(shi)(shi)句,說明它歷史悠(you)久并受(shou)到(dao)詩(shi)(shi)人墨(mo)客的(de)贊賞(shang)。