Photograph of the finished Youtiao

China · Quẩy bột nở không phèn

Youtiao

45 min Hands-on time + 12 hr waiting
MediumDifficulty
5 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Flour Flour 1.1 lb
  • Photograph of Baking powder Baking powder 0.7 oz
  • Photograph of Baking soda Baking soda 0.3 oz
  • Photograph of Salt Salt 0.4 oz
  • Photograph of Chicken eggs Chicken eggs 2
  • Photograph of Oil Oil 1 ⅔ cups
  • Photograph of Fresh milk Fresh milk ⅔ cup
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 0.7 oz

Method

  1. 1 Mix the flour with the baking powder, baking soda, salt, eggs, milk, and water until you have a soft, sticky dough.
  2. 2 This version replaces alum with double baking powder, making it safer while still allowing the dough to rise and become airy.
  3. 3 Fold the dough three times 20 minutes apart, then wrap tightly and refrigerate for 12 hours.
  4. 4 Roll the dough into strips 1 cm thick, cut them into strips, then place two strips on top of each other and press them lengthwise with a bamboo stick.
  5. 5 Deep-fry at 200 degrees Celsius, stirring constantly for 90 seconds until the fritters quadruple in size and turn golden brown.

With an appliance

  • Air fryer 40 min

    Change to step 5: brush evenly with oil, then run at 200 degrees for 9 minutes, turning at the 5th minute. The dough sticks will rise less than about one-third, so roll them thinner by 2 mm.

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