How to make cornmeal and red date cake

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  1.Wash the red dates, remove one third of the core and cut into small cubes.

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  2.Put cornmeal, plain flour, white sugar and yeast powder into a basin.

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  3. Put the diced red dates in and mix well with chopsticks.

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  4. Pour the warm water into the basin little by little, and use chopsticks to stir it into a sticky consistency If it becomes a paste, shake the basin several times with your hands to flatten the surface of the batter.

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  5. Cover the pot with a plastic bag and ferment until it doubles in size.

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  6. This is fermented, and there are obvious silk holes on the surface.

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  7. Arrange the remaining red dates.

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  8. Put it in a pot of boiling water and steam for 30 minutes, turn off the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.take it out.

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  9.This is freshly baked.

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  10. Here is a picture of the bottom of the cake, isn’t it great?

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  11. Here’s another one from the side, filled with red dates, which tastes particularly delicious.

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  12.Another picture of the finished product.