Chinese Bread Stick (Youtiao /Cakio)
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Fried Chinese bread stick also known as Chinese cruller,(YOUTIAO /CAKIO). etc. is a salted long strip fried till golden brown. Youtiao is extremely versatile, eaten at morning breakfast accompanied with coffee and rice porridge or used to dip in any sauce or soups.
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Ingredients
- All purpose flour 100 gms
- Baking powder 5 gms
- Salt 1/4 teaspoon
- Oil 1/4 tablespoon
- Water 60 ml
- Oil for frying
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Instructions
- Mix all the dry ingredients well. Add oil and water and knead well for 5minutes till shiny and smooth. Cover the dough and rest it for 2hours.
- Sprinkle flour on a dusting board and roll out into thin flat dough about 3 to 4mm.
- Cut the dough into 1inch wide and 6 inch long strip.
- Dip a wooden or metal skewer in water and dab in the center of the dough strip.
- Place another strip on top of the dabbed strip.
- Press the skewer on the top of the second strip. This will help the strip stick together and remain fused during frying.
- Heat oil in a wok and fry bread stick constantly flipping till it puffs evenly.
- Fry one at a time and serve hot with soup or rice porridge.
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