Youtiao/Chinese Fried Long Donuts/Cakwe
Youtiao/Chinese Fried Long Donuts/Cakwe

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, youtiao/chinese fried long donuts/cakwe. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Youtiao is a long golden-brown deep-fried strip of dough commonly eaten in China and (by a variety of other names) in other East and Southeast Asian cuisines. Youtiao (油条), also known as Chinese fried dough or Chinese crullers, is a breakfast favorite in China. Place it in the center of a large piece of plastic wrap on a baking sheet or long, flat plate, and wrap the dough, tucking the two ends of the plastic under the loaf.

Youtiao/Chinese Fried Long Donuts/Cakwe is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Youtiao/Chinese Fried Long Donuts/Cakwe is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have youtiao/chinese fried long donuts/cakwe using 8 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Youtiao/Chinese Fried Long Donuts/Cakwe:
  1. Take 400 gr all purpose flour
  2. Get 1.5 tsp salt
  3. Get 0.5 tsp sugar
  4. Prepare 1 tbs baking powder
  5. Prepare 0.5 tsp baking soda
  6. Prepare 1 sdt garlic powder
  7. Prepare 270 gr water
  8. Make ready Canola oil as needed to coat the dough

Learn how to make the classic Chinese breakfast staple with safe ingredients while achieving the best texture, just like the street vendors. Youtiao is also known as Chinese oil stick or Chinese cruller is a traditional Chinese breakfast. Youtiao in fact is deep-fried Chinese breadstick. The perfect Since Youtiao is deep-fried, so it is not so popular as the old days.

Instructions to make Youtiao/Chinese Fried Long Donuts/Cakwe:
  1. Mix well the dry ingredients. Pour in the water.
  2. Knead the dough until it feels soft. Coat the dough with oil.
  3. Put the dough in a bowl then cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
  4. Leave the dough in room temperature for 4 to 6 hours or put it in the fridge overnight.
  5. In the morning, take out the dough and let it sit on the counter (wrapped) for 1 – 2 hours until the dough is back to room temperature and VERY soft to the touch. This step is very important because when the dough is not in room temperature, it won't fry up properly.
  6. Gently flip the dough onto a lightly floured surface and sprinkle very lightly flour the top side of the dough also.
  7. Roll out the dough to get about 1/4 in thick (about 4 in wide). Cut the the dough into 1 x 4 in strips (try to cut an even number of strips). Dip a chopstick in the water then press the center of one strip lengthwise. Put another strip on top of it then press the center (lengthwise) with a chopstick.
  8. Preheat the oil to fry until is very hot over medium heat.
  9. Hold the two ends of each piece and gently stretch the dough to a 7 to 8-inch long rope.
  10. Then put it in the hot oil. As soon as the dough floats, roll the dough in a continuous motion for about a minute by using chopsticks or tongs.
  11. The youtiao is done once they turn light golden brown.
  12. Repeat step 10, 11, 12 for the remaining dough.

But it can always bring happy memories. Youtiao, also known as the Chinese cruller, Chinese oil stick, Chinese doughnut, You Char Kway/Cakwe/Kueh/Kuay (in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore), and fried breadstick, is a long golden-brown deep-fried strip of dough eaten in China and (by a variety of other names) in other East. Youtiao (Chinese Doughnuts) Recipe Youtiao, or Chinese Doughnuts, are a traditional Chinese favorite for breakfast. Youtiao (油条) is a hugely popular Chinese street food, a deep-fried breadstick crispy outside with a spongy interior. It is commonly served with soybean milk or porridge and has a universal appeal to everyone regardless of race and origin.

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