沙子(zi)(zi)饃(mo)是(shi)(shi)(shi)特(te)有的(de)(de)(de)面(mian)(mian)(mian)點(dian)小(xiao)吃,因制作簡單(dan)、口感(gan)良(liang)好(hao)(hao)(hao)(hao)、倍受(shou)群眾歡迎。做得好(hao)(hao)(hao)(hao)的(de)(de)(de)砂子(zi)(zi)饃(mo)掰(bai)開(kai)后(hou),能清楚地看見里(li)面(mian)(mian)(mian)的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)酥,五六(liu)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)之多(duo)(duo)。一(yi)般人做砂子(zi)(zi)饃(mo)是(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)豬(zhu)油,但(dan)好(hao)(hao)(hao)(hao)的(de)(de)(de)沙子(zi)(zi)饃(mo)要用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)麻油,而且在(zai)和(he)面(mian)(mian)(mian)時(shi)(shi)講究風向(xiang)。若(ruo)(ruo)是(shi)(shi)(shi)南(nan)風,就少加(jia)(jia)點(dian)水把(ba)面(mian)(mian)(mian)和(he)干(gan)(gan);若(ruo)(ruo)是(shi)(shi)(shi)北(bei)(bei)風,就多(duo)(duo)加(jia)(jia)點(dian)水把(ba)面(mian)(mian)(mian)和(he)清點(dian),因為南(nan)風漲朝,北(bei)(bei)風收潮。把(ba)面(mian)(mian)(mian)揉(rou)開(kai)后(hou),抹一(yi)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)麻油后(hou)又合攏揉(rou)勻(yun),如(ru)此反復五六(liu)次(ci),面(mian)(mian)(mian)團和(he)好(hao)(hao)(hao)(hao)放(fang)(fang)著待用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong),做砂子(zi)(zi)饃(mo)多(duo)(duo)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)桶爐(lu),其爐(lu)面(mian)(mian)(mian)形似“雞窩灶”,便于(yu)放(fang)(fang)鍋(guo)(guo),爐(lu)子(zi)(zi)旁(pang)邊有一(yi)個(ge)二層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)的(de)(de)(de)木架,便于(yu)操(cao)作和(he)擺放(fang)(fang)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)具。其操(cao)作過(guo)程是(shi)(shi)(shi):將(jiang)干(gan)(gan)凈的(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)石(shi)(直徑不(bu)足一(yi)寸)放(fang)(fang)入(ru)鐵鍋(guo)(guo)預熱,不(bu)時(shi)(shi)加(jia)(jia)入(ru)食(shi)油攪拌鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)石(shi),待鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)石(shi)在(zai)鍋(guo)(guo)內(nei)發(fa)燙時(shi)(shi),鏟出一(yi)半(ban)放(fang)(fang)入(ru)備(bei)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)鍋(guo)(guo)中,再用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)鍋(guo)(guo)鏟扒平鐵鍋(guo)(guo)內(nei)的(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)石(shi),將(jiang)一(yi)尺見方的(de)(de)(de)面(mian)(mian)(mian)餅蓋(gai)于(yu)其上,再將(jiang)備(bei)出的(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)(e)卵(luan)石(shi)置于(yu)面(mian)(mian)(mian)餅上面(mian)(mian)(mian),利用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)上下(xia)的(de)(de)(de)熱石(shi)子(zi)(zi)將(jiang)面(mian)(mian)(mian)餅烤(kao)熟(shu)。
砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)饃(mo)做(zuo)得最(zui)好的(de)(de)要數喻(yu)連茍 ,喻(yu)連茍做(zuo)砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)饃(mo)十(shi)分講究,每烤一個砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)饃(mo)后,還要用(yong)干(gan)凈抹(mo)布把鍋里(li)的(de)(de)鵝卵石抹(mo)一下,炒石子(zi)的(de)(de)油也放得多(duo)些,所以(yi)他做(zuo)的(de)(de)砂(sha)(sha)子(zi)饃(mo)相當俏銷,總是供不應求(qiu),形成長江埠(bu)獨有的(de)(de)特產而享譽(yu)四方,并傳承至今(jin)。
先將(jiang)適量(liang)的(de)(de)(de)砂(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)(大(da)小(xiao)如同板(ban)栗(li)的(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)卵石(shi))淘(tao)洗干凈,吹干后(hou)(hou)(hou)待(dai)用(yong)。鐵鍋(guo)燒(shao)熱(re)后(hou)(hou)(hou)倒入(ru)食(shi)用(yong)油(you),待(dai)鍋(guo)內(nei)食(shi)用(yong)油(you)燒(shao)熟后(hou)(hou)(hou)再(zai)(zai)將(jiang)砂(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)倒入(ru)鐵鍋(guo)內(nei)然(ran)后(hou)(hou)(hou)反(fan)復(fu)攪拌,使砂(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)均勻(yun)(yun)升溫制(zhi)作中,將(jiang)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)粉加(jia)(jia)水(shui)揉(rou)(rou)勻(yun)(yun),揉(rou)(rou)勻(yun)(yun)后(hou)(hou)(hou)不(bu)斷抹麻(ma)(ma)油(you)反(fan)復(fu)再(zai)(zai)揉(rou)(rou),如此反(fan)復(fu)五(wu)、六次(ci),面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)團揉(rou)(rou)好(hao)后(hou)(hou)(hou)掐一(yi)塊1-2兩大(da)小(xiao)的(de)(de)(de)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)砣,加(jia)(jia)入(ru)蔥、蒜、鹽、孜(zi)然(ran)粉、辣椒(jiao)、豬油(you)等各(ge)(ge)種調料,再(zai)(zai)用(yong)檊(gan)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)棍把面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)團檊(gan)成一(yi)尺見方(fang)的(de)(de)(de)圓(yuan)狀薄(bo)餅(bing)(bing)待(dai)用(yong)待(dai)鵝(e)卵石(shi)在鍋(guo)內(nei)冒煙發燙(tang)時,鏟出一(yi)半放入(ru)備用(yong)鍋(guo)中,再(zai)(zai)用(yong)鍋(guo)鏟扒平鐵鍋(guo)內(nei)的(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)卵石(shi),將(jiang)一(yi)尺見方(fang)的(de)(de)(de)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)餅(bing)(bing)蓋于其上(shang),再(zai)(zai)將(jiang)備出的(de)(de)(de)鵝(e)卵石(shi)置于面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)餅(bing)(bing)上(shang)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian),利用(yong)上(shang)壓下擠(ji)的(de)(de)(de)熱(re)石(shi)子(zi)(zi)(zi)將(jiang)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)餅(bing)(bing)烙烤(kao)而熟。 制(zhi)作得(de)好(hao)的(de)(de)(de)砂(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)饃用(yong)手(shou)掰開后(hou)(hou)(hou),能清楚地看(kan)見里面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)的(de)(de)(de)一(yi)層層酥(su),有(you)五(wu)、六層之(zhi)多(duo)。一(yi)般人(ren)(ren)做砂(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)饃是用(yong)豬油(you),但好(hao)的(de)(de)(de)沙(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)饃要用(yong)麻(ma)(ma)油(you)。砂(sha)子(zi)(zi)(zi)饃經(jing)過制(zhi)作者的(de)(de)(de)多(duo)次(ci)改良(liang)后(hou)(hou)(hou),添加(jia)(jia)了(le)各(ge)(ge)種不(bu)周的(de)(de)(de)營養成份(fen),適宜不(bu)同人(ren)(ren)的(de)(de)(de)口味(wei),具有(you)溫肝腎、暖胃氣等功效。