Recipe of Perfect Youtiao/Chinese Fried Long Donuts/Cakwe

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day. Today I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, Youtiao/Chinese Fried Long Donuts/Cakwe. It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna really delicious.

Youtiao/Chinese Fried Long Donuts/Cakwe Recipe. 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.

You can cook Youtiao/Chinese Fried Long Donuts/Cakwe using 8 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Youtiao/Chinese Fried Long Donuts/Cakwe

1. You need 400 gr of all purpose flour.
2. You need 1.5 tsp of salt.
3. Prepare 0.5 tsp of sugar.
4. Prepare 1 tbs of baking powder.
5. Make ready 0.5 tsp of baking soda.
6. Prepare 1 of sdt garlic powder.
7. Make ready 270 gr of water.
8. Take of Canola oil as needed to coat the dough.

They are perfect to go with that bowl of Chinese congee, soymilk, or rojak.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 match with Youtiao is soy milk.

Youtiao/Chinese Fried Long Donuts/Cakwe step by step

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..

You Tiao is a savory donut that has a beautiful golden color, is lightly seasoned with salt, with a crispy crust and super airy and fluffy interior that is mostly air.Make light and airy Chinese you tiao with this easy fool-proof recipe (No ammonia is used).The recipe gives you nice puffy you tiao.

Since Youtiao is deep-fried, so it is not so popular as the old days.But it can always bring happy memories.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.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.