Centenarian Cake
Qiyi Flatbread (期颐饼)
Combine codonopsis, euryale seed, chicken gizzard lining powder, and wheat flour to make thin flatbread. This recipe is beneficial for the elderly and helps resolve phlegm and regulate qi.
Ingredients
Codonopsis root
180g
Raw chicken gizzard lining (finely ground, sifted, soaked in boiling water for half a day)
90g
White wheat flour
250g
White sugar
to taste
Raw gorgon fruit (rinsed to remove floating husk, sun-dried, finely ground, sifted)
to taste
Instructions
1
Prepare gorgon fruit
First rinse the raw gorgon fruit to remove the floating husk, sun-dry it, grind into fine powder, then sift.
2
Prepare chicken gizzard lining
Grind the raw chicken gizzard lining into fine powder, sift it, place in a bowl, and soak in boiling water for about half a day.
3
Mix dough and bake cakes
Mix the gorgon fruit powder, white wheat flour, and white sugar with the water used to soak the chicken gizzard lining, knead into very thin small cakes, and bake until dark golden brown, with a crisp biscuit-like texture.