【Beijing】Butter Fried Cake

Overview

Butter-fried cake is a famous Beijing-style snack and has the title of one of the Thirteen Unique Foods in Old Beijing. Round in shape, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, rich in flavor, nutritious and easy to digest.

Tags

• snacks
• egg
• flour
• oil
• white sugar
• powdered sugar
• water

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Pour oil and water into the pot and bring to a boil

   

2. 2 Pour the flour into the pot

   

3. 3 Stir constantly with chopsticks to mix the flour with oil and water, and scald the noodles until cooked

   

4. 4 While the noodles are still warm, break in an egg and knead the egg into the flour with your hands

   

5. 5 Add sugar and mix well

   

6. 6 Take an appropriate amount of dough, hold it with your hands, and squeeze it into a ball with the help of the tiger's mouth

   

7. 7 Heat the oil until it is 60% hot, add the dough and fry over low heat

   

8. 8 When it swells and floats and turns golden brown, drain the oil and take it out

   

9. 9 Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve