You often see Tujia sauce bread for sale in street-side snack shops, but it is also possible to make it at home, and the thickness is also crucial, depending on everyone’s taste. First, prepare some dry yeast, high-gluten flour, and baking powder to make the bread softer. Also, prepare some lard, chili oil, chili powder, and fermented bean paste, etc. First, fry the sauce and spread it on the bread.

Materials

Dough: 20 pounds of high-gluten flour, 60 grams of dry yeast, 65 grams of baking powder, 2 ounces of sugar, a small spoon of chestnut powder, 12 pounds of water, 400 grams of salad oil.

Filling: 11 pounds of minced pork fat, 8 ounces of garlic, 8 ounces of ginger, 5 spoons of cumin, appropriate amount of chili oil, appropriate amount of radish powder, appropriate amount of fermented bean paste (fried), appropriate amount of chicken powder. Half a bottle of oyster sauce (or appropriate amount of soy sauce), appropriate amount of salt.

Chili oil: Mix chili powder (适量) with salad oil (适量) before it boils.

Baking the surface oil: 30 pounds of salad oil, 5 scallions, half pound of garlic, half pound of ginger, 20 grams of Sichuan peppercorns, 8 ounces of celery, 20 grams of Sichuan pepper, 20 grams of star anise, 30 grams of cassia bark. When the oil is hot, pour these ingredients in and fry until dry and remove.

Method

(1). Fermentation:

One of the distinctive features of the Tujia baked bread is its soft texture. The traditional old dough fermentation process makes the fermentation of flour extremely refined, and different methods of fermenting flour are required in different seasons to make delicious bread. The kneading process is a crucial step; the dough needs to be kneaded to a soft and hard texture that is just right, with an appropriate acid-base balance. Only then will the bread made from this flour have the most original wheat fragrance.

(2). Taking the dough:

Taking the dough is an important step in determining the taste of the bread. If the dough is too large, the bread will be too thick, and the taste will not be much different from that of a regular bread. If the dough is too small, it is easy to burn the bread, losing the characteristic taste of the Tujia baked bread.

(3). Adding filling:

Another characteristic of the Tujia baked bread is that it has a layer of filling in the middle, which is different from the layered characteristic of other brands’ baked breads on the market that use salad oil or other ingredients. Instead, it uses minced meat to layer, which not only ensures the characteristics and taste of the Tujia baked bread but also retains the style of the authentic Tujia baked bread.

(4). Rolling:

After adding a layer of filling and rolling, the filling is evenly distributed in the middle of the bread, giving it a sense of layers.

(5). Rounding:

After adding a layer of filling and becoming spherical again, the bread needs to be rounded to form the initial shape of the bread. This is not a simple process; to make a bread with a thin inside and thick outside in a round shape is not something a beginner can do. It requires much practice.

(6). Adding ingredients:

The meticulous process of adding ingredients makes the Tujia baked bread look more similar to Western pizza in appearance and has a unique taste, truly reflecting the authenticity and tradition of the Tujia baked bread, which has been imitated but never surpassed.

(7). Baking:

The bread baked through several processes is placed in an oven, using modern baking methods to replace the traditional mud kiln charcoal baking method, achieving a perfect combination of traditional craft and modern baking.