Chinese Fried Dough Rings
The finished product has a deep, buttery glossy color, is crispy with a rich toasted aroma, and is shaped like a bangle.
Ingredients
standard all-purpose flour
1000 g
salt
15 g
alkali
15 g
alum (crushed with wooden mallet)
15 g
water
650 g
oil (stirred until dissolved)
15 g
vegetable oil (for frying, approximately 450 g consumed)
1000 g
Instructions
1
Make Dough
Crush the alum with a wooden mallet, add salt, alkali, water and oil, stir until dissolved, pour in the flour and knead into a dough, knead thoroughly and fold repeatedly until the dough is smooth and not sticky to the touch.
2
Shape and Fry
Place the dough on an oiled work surface, cut it into small pieces approximately 3 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. Press two pieces together gently with your fingers, cut a slit in the center with a knife, fry in oil until they float to the surface, use chopsticks to separate the dough at the slit...
