沙(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)饃(mo)是(shi)(shi)特有(you)的(de)(de)(de)面(mian)(mian)點小吃(chi),因制(zhi)作簡單、口感良好(hao)、倍受群(qun)眾(zhong)歡(huan)迎。做得(de)好(hao)的(de)(de)(de)砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)饃(mo)掰(bai)開后,能(neng)清(qing)楚地(di)看見里面(mian)(mian)的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)酥(su),五六層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)之多。一(yi)般人(ren)做砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)饃(mo)是(shi)(shi)用(yong)豬油(you)(you),但好(hao)的(de)(de)(de)沙(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)饃(mo)要用(yong)麻油(you)(you),而(er)且在和面(mian)(mian)時(shi)講究(jiu)風(feng)(feng)向。若(ruo)(ruo)是(shi)(shi)南(nan)風(feng)(feng),就(jiu)少加(jia)(jia)點水把面(mian)(mian)和干(gan);若(ruo)(ruo)是(shi)(shi)北(bei)風(feng)(feng),就(jiu)多加(jia)(jia)點水把面(mian)(mian)和清(qing)點,因為南(nan)風(feng)(feng)漲朝,北(bei)風(feng)(feng)收潮。把面(mian)(mian)揉開后,抹(mo)一(yi)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)麻油(you)(you)后又合(he)攏揉勻(yun),如此(ci)反(fan)復五六次,面(mian)(mian)團和好(hao)放(fang)(fang)著待用(yong),做砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)饃(mo)多用(yong)桶(tong)爐,其爐面(mian)(mian)形似“雞窩灶”,便(bian)于(yu)放(fang)(fang)鍋,爐子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)旁邊有(you)一(yi)個二層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)的(de)(de)(de)木架,便(bian)于(yu)操作和擺(bai)放(fang)(fang)用(yong)具。其操作過(guo)程是(shi)(shi):將干(gan)凈的(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)(luan)石(shi)(直徑不足一(yi)寸)放(fang)(fang)入(ru)鐵鍋預熱,不時(shi)加(jia)(jia)入(ru)食油(you)(you)攪拌(ban)鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)(luan)石(shi),待鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)(luan)石(shi)在鍋內發(fa)燙時(shi),鏟(chan)出一(yi)半放(fang)(fang)入(ru)備用(yong)鍋中,再用(yong)鍋鏟(chan)扒平鐵鍋內的(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)(luan)石(shi),將一(yi)尺見方的(de)(de)(de)面(mian)(mian)餅蓋于(yu)其上,再將備出的(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)(luan)石(shi)置于(yu)面(mian)(mian)餅上面(mian)(mian),利用(yong)上下的(de)(de)(de)熱石(shi)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)將面(mian)(mian)餅烤熟。
砂(sha)子(zi)饃(mo)做(zuo)得最好的要數喻(yu)連茍 ,喻(yu)連茍做(zuo)砂(sha)子(zi)饃(mo)十分講(jiang)究,每烤一(yi)個砂(sha)子(zi)饃(mo)后,還要用(yong)干(gan)凈抹布把鍋里(li)的鵝卵石(shi)抹一(yi)下,炒石(shi)子(zi)的油也放得多些,所以他(ta)做(zuo)的砂(sha)子(zi)饃(mo)相(xiang)當俏銷,總是供不應求,形成長江埠獨有的特(te)產而(er)享譽四方,并傳承至今(jin)。
先將(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)適量的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(大小如同板栗的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)(luan)石)淘(tao)洗干凈,吹干后(hou)待(dai)用(yong)(yong)(yong)。鐵(tie)鍋燒(shao)熱后(hou)倒入食(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)油,待(dai)鍋內(nei)食(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)油燒(shao)熟(shu)后(hou)再(zai)(zai)將(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)倒入鐵(tie)鍋內(nei)然后(hou)反(fan)復(fu)攪拌,使砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)均勻(yun)升溫制(zhi)作(zuo)中(zhong),將(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)粉加(jia)水揉(rou)勻(yun),揉(rou)勻(yun)后(hou)不(bu)(bu)斷抹麻(ma)油反(fan)復(fu)再(zai)(zai)揉(rou),如此反(fan)復(fu)五、六次,面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)團揉(rou)好(hao)后(hou)掐(qia)一(yi)(yi)塊1-2兩大小的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)砣,加(jia)入蔥、蒜、鹽(yan)、孜(zi)然粉、辣椒(jiao)、豬油等各種調料,再(zai)(zai)用(yong)(yong)(yong)檊面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)棍把(ba)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)團檊成一(yi)(yi)尺(chi)見(jian)方的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)圓狀(zhuang)薄餅(bing)(bing)待(dai)用(yong)(yong)(yong)待(dai)鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)(luan)石在(zai)鍋內(nei)冒(mao)煙發燙(tang)時,鏟出一(yi)(yi)半放入備用(yong)(yong)(yong)鍋中(zhong),再(zai)(zai)用(yong)(yong)(yong)鍋鏟扒平(ping)鐵(tie)鍋內(nei)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)(luan)石,將(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)一(yi)(yi)尺(chi)見(jian)方的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)餅(bing)(bing)蓋于其上,再(zai)(zai)將(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)備出的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)(luan)石置(zhi)于面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)餅(bing)(bing)上面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian),利用(yong)(yong)(yong)上壓(ya)下擠的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)熱石子(zi)(zi)(zi)將(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)餅(bing)(bing)烙烤而熟(shu)。 制(zhi)作(zuo)得好(hao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)饃用(yong)(yong)(yong)手(shou)掰開后(hou),能清(qing)楚地看見(jian)里面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)一(yi)(yi)層(ceng)層(ceng)酥,有五、六層(ceng)之多。一(yi)(yi)般(ban)人做(zuo)砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)饃是(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)豬油,但好(hao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)沙(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)饃要用(yong)(yong)(yong)麻(ma)油。砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)饃經(jing)過制(zhi)作(zuo)者的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)多次改良后(hou),添(tian)加(jia)了(le)各種不(bu)(bu)周的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)營養(yang)成份,適宜不(bu)(bu)同人的(de)(de)(de)(de)(de)口味,具有溫肝腎(shen)、暖胃氣等功效。