Straw hat cake
Overview
Straw hat cake is a specialty snack in Northeast China. It is famous for its clear layers, soft texture, crispy and delicious texture, and shape like a straw hat. You can also tear it off layer by layer and eat it with your hands, so it is also called hand cake.
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Ingredients
Steps
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Prepare materials.
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Blanch one-third of the flour with boiling water and knead the rest with warm water to form a dough.
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Let all the dough rest for 20 minutes.
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After the dough has risen, add 10 grams of cooking oil into the dough. (Knead the dough while adding oil)
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Roll the dough into a round shape. (Thin and thick as hand-rolled dough)
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Sprinkle salt, five-spice powder, oil, and cumin powder evenly on the rolled dough sheet.
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Fold the dough sheet from bottom to top into 3 finger widths.
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Use a knife to cut into strips like noodles.
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Pick up a handful of shredded silk and twist it with your hands.
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Make into cake base.
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Press lightly with your hands. Heat oil in a frying pan and add pancake dough.
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Fry until both sides are golden. (When eating, use a rolling pin to push inward from the edge to loosen the cake.)
