桐(tong)城(cheng)豐(feng)糕(gao),潔白如霜,松泡綿軟(ruan),味鮮(xian)香甜,為安徽桐(tong)城(cheng)春節期間(jian)特(te)有(you)的一種傳統糕(gao)類食品。此(ci)時,家(jia)家(jia)戶戶都要制(zhi)作或購(gou)買豐(feng)糕(gao),以(yi)祈求來年(nian)吉祥大發(fa),家(jia)興業(ye)旺。
豐糕(gao)(gao)(gao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)傳統制(zhi)作,是取(qu)上(shang)(shang)等秈米(mi),凈洗(xi)后用(yong)水(shui)浸泡,米(mi)入骨后磨(mo)出(chu)淀粉(fen),加白糖和(he)(he)渾(hun)酒(土(tu)法(fa)制(zhi)糯(nuo)米(mi)酒的(de)(de)(de)(de)副產品,又稱(cheng)“紅酒”)或“老面”,攪勻后發酵,等來了浮(fu)子(糕(gao)(gao)(gao)粉(fen)發酵后浮(fu)在(zai)表(biao)層(ceng)的(de)(de)(de)(de)泡花),即(ji)可(ke)上(shang)(shang)蒸(zheng)籠(long)(long)蒸(zheng)。蒸(zheng)籠(long)(long)要(yao)一籠(long)(long)籠(long)(long)地上(shang)(shang)。取(qu)糕(gao)(gao)(gao)粉(fen)適量(liang),下堿水(shui)中和(he)(he),上(shang)(shang)籠(long)(long)前再下適量(liang)小(xiao)蘇打水(shui)“提泡”。如(ru)蒸(zheng)“葷糕(gao)(gao)(gao)”,同時(shi)(shi)放入一些切成一厘米(mi)見方的(de)(de)(de)(de)板豬(zhu)油塊。上(shang)(shang)籠(long)(long)時(shi)(shi)要(yao)用(yong)猛火。約蒸(zheng)四十(shi)多(duo)分鐘,上(shang)(shang)第二籠(long)(long),同時(shi)(shi)將前一籠(long)(long)調至高格。如(ru)此一籠(long)(long)籠(long)(long)地上(shang)(shang),直(zhi)至手夠不上(shang)(shang)時(shi)(shi)止(zhi)。取(qu)糕(gao)(gao)(gao)時(shi)(shi),可(ke)用(yong)一只(zhi)筷子從(cong)糕(gao)(gao)(gao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)正中插入,如(ru)拔起時(shi)(shi)不粘糕(gao)(gao)(gao),說明糕(gao)(gao)(gao)已熟(shu)透即(ji)可(ke)取(qu)籠(long)(long)。取(qu)出(chu)的(de)(de)(de)(de)糕(gao)(gao)(gao),放置通風處涼十(shi)多(duo)分鐘,即(ji)可(ke)用(yong)食(shi)用(yong)色素在(zai)糕(gao)(gao)(gao)面上(shang)(shang)書寫(xie)“恭喜(xi)發財”、“健(jian)康長壽(shou)”、“國(guo)泰平安”之類的(de)(de)(de)(de)吉祥語(yu),以表(biao)達(da)人們美好的(de)(de)(de)(de)愿望。