Youtiao (Chinese Oil Stick-Chinese Cruller

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, small

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Oil
  • 20 ml Vegetable oil

• Dairy

  • 100 g Milk

Found on chinasichuanfood.com

Description

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 small egg
• 100g milk
• 20ml vegetable oil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• oil for deep-frying

Directions

• In a stand mixer, add all the ingredients together and then knead with hook on low speed for 7-9 minutes until the dough is quite elastic.
• Shape into a ball and then cover with plastic wrapper and set aside in fridge overnight.
• In the next morning, bring the dough outside and set aside for around 2 hours until it is returned to room temperature.
• Heat the oil to around 200 degree C (400 degree F).
• Slightly dust your operating board and then shape the dough into a long log and then further to a rectangle. Cut the rectangle into strips around 3cm wide. Lay one stripe over the other one and press a mark in the center (lengthwise).
• Then hold the two ends and slightly stretch the strips to around 18cm (or slightly adjust the length according to your frying wok). Press the two ends so they can stick together. Place it to the wok and fry until slightly golden brown.

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