泡(pao)子糕下酥上甜,入口即(ji)溶。另有(you)青(qing)紅絲為伴讓人食(shi)欲(yu)大(da)開。常由小到大(da)切成5塊正(zheng)方形(xing),壘砌成金字塔形(xing)狀置于(yu)掌大(da)的圓盤(pan)中,用于(yu)當地(di)婚(hun)宴開席前(qian)的開胃糕點。亦(yi)是禹城當地(di)群眾饋(kui)贈(zeng)親友的首選食(shi)品。
相(xiang)傳清朝末年,其(qi)創(chuang)始人(ren)禹城市(shi)安仁鎮大(da)(da)盧村的(de)(de)盧學賢(xian)(xian)與(yu)皇(huang)商(shang)張某(mou)共同(tong)做糯米生意。可是店鋪中(zhong)常剩下些碎(sui)糯米盧學賢(xian)(xian)每次將(jiang)(jiang)其(qi)存置一(yi)塊,時間一(yi)長便存了好(hao)些,發(fa)愁之(zhi)余(yu)干脆將(jiang)(jiang)其(qi)都(dou)搗成米粉蒸(zheng)煮食用,可夏季(ji)放不(bu)了幾日(ri)便壞掉(diao),盧干脆面(mian)團(tuan)切成塊入鍋煎(jian)炸(zha)。竟(jing)出(chu)來(lai)一(yi)種(zhong)像“泡”狀的(de)(de)食品香脆可口(kou)(kou),便分(fen)食親朋好(hao)友和來(lai)買米的(de)(de)人(ren),吃(chi)后(hou)都(dou)贊不(bu)絕口(kou)(kou),以至于后(hou)來(lai)更(geng)有(you)人(ren)專門(men)來(lai)購(gou)。因糕點中(zhong)有(you)大(da)(da)小不(bu)一(yi)的(de)(de)泡形故取名曰(yue)“泡子(zi)糕”。
泡(pao)子(zi)糕是用(yong)米粉(江(jiang)米或(huo)黃米)、糖(tang)稀、生油配(pei)制而(er)成(cheng)。制造時先炸(zha)泡(pao)子(zi)糕。即(ji)是將(jiang)米放入(ru)(ru)30度溫水中(zhong),泡(pao)至用(yong)手捻碎而(er)不粘為宜(yi),撈(lao)出晾干,粉碎成(cheng)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)團,入(ru)(ru)鍋(guo)加熱(re)攪(jiao)拌,熬(ao)成(cheng)稠糊狀和(he)糖(tang)稀一(yi)并倒入(ru)(ru)合面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)機,再(zai)加面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)粉合成(cheng)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)團,用(yong)軸搟成(cheng)厚約5毫米的(de)長方形,用(yong)刀(dao)切成(cheng)多(duo)層(ceng)面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)片,炸(zha)呈杏(xing)黃色為止。第二道工(gong)序是鋪(pu)糕。鋪(pu)糕即(ji)是用(yong)糖(tang)稀熬(ao)好漿子(zi),再(zai)加適量(liang)香精、桂(gui)花醬,后將(jiang)糕泡(pao)子(zi)入(ru)(ru)鍋(guo)攪(jiao)拌,隨澆漿子(zi)調勻倒入(ru)(ru)熟面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian),再(zai)把攪(jiao)好的(de)糕泡(pao)子(zi)倒在案子(zi)上攤(tan)勻,上面(mian)(mian)(mian)(mian)鋪(pu)一(yi)層(ceng)白(bai)糖(tang)皮,撒(sa)上青紅絲,蓋紙軋實,切成(cheng)塊即(ji)成(cheng)。