Basic kneading and proofing

Basic kneading and proofing

Overview

Many of the snacks I make require dough making. Here I will introduce the specific instructions for making dough.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Add white sugar, salt and yeast to an appropriate amount of warm water (as long as your hands don't feel cold), stir evenly, and slowly add it to the flour, stirring while adding,

    Basic kneading and proofing step 1
  2. If not enough, add appropriate amount of warm water,

    Basic kneading and proofing step 2
  3. Until there is no dry powder. (If it is too thin, you need to add flour as soon as possible. Otherwise, adding flour later will not only make it difficult to knead, but also a little sticky when made.) Knead it into a smooth dough with your hands. (Do not knead too much to prevent excessive formation of gluten and affect the taste of the pastry.) Ferment in the oven at about 38 degrees for one hour. (Put half a cup of water in the oven during fermentation to increase humidity and create better fermentation conditions)

    Basic kneading and proofing step 3
  4. The dough after proofing will be 2-2.5 times its original size,

    Basic kneading and proofing step 4
  5. When you pull it up with your hands, you can see the obvious honeycomb structure,

    Basic kneading and proofing step 5
  6. Take it out and squeeze out all the air inside, then you can make various snacks,

    Basic kneading and proofing step 6