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Chinese Doughnut (Yóutiáo / Yu Char Kway)

Yu Char Kway is a simple and "all-match" Chinese traditional food. In Malaysia, we like to add it to Bak Kut Teh or dip Hainanese coffee for breakfast.

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Course: Snack
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Bread, simple delicious, Traditional
Prep Time: 1 day
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 day 15 minutes
Servings: 5 sticks
Calories: 99kcal

INGREDIENTS

  • 125 g All Purpose Flour
  • 75 ml Water
  • 0.25 tsp Salt
  • 0.25 tsp Baking Powder
  • 0.25 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Cooking Oil
  • Right amount of cooking oil for deep fried

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Put all purpose flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and water stir well.
  • Stir well until smooth then add in oil and stir until the oil absorbed.
  • Ready a container put in the dough and swipe some oil on it evenly.
  • Put into the fridge for overnight to let the dough tender.
  • Defrosted the dough on the next day about 30min to 1 hour and don't need to knead it. Just do the shaping.
  • Cut the dough into rectangle, put some water on the surface and place the other one on top of it.
  • Use chopstick press on the center of the dough to make it stick together.
  • After heat the oil, pull the dough gently to extend the length, then put it into the wok.
  • After the Youtiao floating on oil then use a chopstick to turn it.
  • Put the fried Youtiao on a colander to strain the extra oil then enjoy it.

INSTRUCTIONS VIDEO

NOTES

💡Tips：
  • After shaping the Youtiao keep it in a container and store in freezer. When you want to eat, defrost it about half to 1 hour. Then heat the oil and fry the dough.

NUTRITION

Serving: 1stick | Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 19.2g | Protein: 2.6g | Fat: 1.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 180mg | Potassium: 52mg | Sugar: 0.1g | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg
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