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Chinese Donuts - Youtiao
Ingredients
  • 300g bread flour
  • 5g salt
  • 8g baking powder
  • 180g water
  • 18g corn oil
Steps
  1. Combine all the ingredients and then kneed by hand or using Kitchen Aid until dough is smooth and slightly elastic. It should be a bit on the wet side at this point.
  2. Wrap dough in cling film and let it rest overnight in fridge if possible, or a few hours at room temp. If overnight, let it come to room temp before proceeding.
  3. Heat up your fry oil to 350 degrees.
  4. Roll the dough out into long rectangles (sorta like pasta) until it is about ⅛ to ¼ thick. Cut into strips about 1 inch wide and 5 inches long.
  5. Place one strip on top of the other and then press down length-wise with a chopstick in the middle. Press hard and hold for a minute so that they stick together.
  6. Pick up the dough and just before putting it in the oil, stretch it to more like 9".
  7. Turn it frequently in the oil so that all sides are cooked until light golden.
  8. It seems to be best about 30 minutes after you make it.
 

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