As a frequent visitor to the breakfast table, fried dough sticks are popular because of their crisp shell and soft interior. Under the seemingly inconspicuous appearance, there are hidden ingenuity and skills in production. Today, let's become food magicians, uncover the secret of making fried dough sticks, and create golden delicious food with fragrance by ourselves.
Prepare the ingredients and start the journey of fried dough sticks.
We need to prepare the necessary ingredients for making fried dough sticks: high-gluten flour, warm water, salt and cooking oil. High-gluten flour is the key to deep-fried dough sticks, salt can adjust the taste, and edible oil is responsible for crispy skin.
Proofing the dough and waiting patiently.
Pour the high-gluten flour into a large bowl, add warm water and salt, and knead into a smooth dough. It takes patience and strength to knead the dough until it does not stick to your hands and is elastic. Put the kneaded dough into a bowl, cover it with plastic wrap and let it stand 1 hour, so that the dough can fully absorb water and become stronger.
Secondary fermentation, fluffy secret
Take out the proofed dough and divide it into small portions of about 50g each. Knead a small dose, flatten it, and roll it into thin slices. The thickness of the thin slice is about 2 mm, which needs to be uniform when rolling, so that the fried fritters will be heated evenly. Wake up the rolled thin slices again 15 minutes, which can make the fried dough sticks more fluffy.
Fried in a pan, crisp and raw.
Pour an appropriate amount of cooking oil into the pot and heat it to 60% heat. Put chopsticks in oil, and when bubbles appear around chopsticks immediately, you can put fried dough sticks. When frying fritters, you need to hold them in one hand and chopsticks in the other, and gently put them into the oil pan. In the frying process, it is necessary to turn the fried dough sticks constantly to make them heated evenly. When the surface of fried dough sticks is golden and crisp, and the inside is ripe, take out and drain the oil.
Crispy and delicious, perfectly presented.
The fried dough sticks just out of the pot are crisp and delicious, but with the passage of time, the crispness will decrease. In order to keep the crisp taste of fried dough sticks, we can bake them in a preheated oven for 5 minutes, which can quickly restore crispness and make every bite crispy and delicious.
Tips for icing on the cake
The brittleness of fried dough sticks is related to the oil temperature. Too low oil temperature will lead to excessive oil absorption of fried dough sticks, and too high oil temperature will lead to scorching of fried dough sticks.
Secondary fermentation is the key to fluffy fritters. If there is not enough time, the fried dough sticks will be more solid and lack of fluffy feeling.
When frying fritters, the oil temperature should not be too low, otherwise the fritters will easily absorb oil and affect the taste.
Drain the oil in time after the fried fritters are fried to avoid softening.
Making your own fried dough sticks can not only enjoy food, but also experience the fun of cooking. With these skills, you can also make crispy and delicious fried dough sticks at home and offer a golden breakfast for your family and friends.