Deep-Fried Dough Sticks
Ingredients
3 1/2 cups (500 g) flour,
sifted
4 cups (1,000 ml) vegetable oil for deep-frying
1 tsp salt, or to taste
1/4 oz (7 g) baking soda
1/2 oz (15 g) alum
Directions
- Dissolve the salt, baking soda and alum
in 11 oz (325 ml) of water. Mix the water
and flour into a dough. Let stand for
15 minutes, then dampen your hands and
knead until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Place the dough on an oiled surface
and roll into a long strip. Cut into 30
short strips of about 1 oz in weight.
Press two strips together and roll them
lengthwise. Pull the batter sticks until
they are 10 inches (24 cm) long.
- Heat the oil to 400oF(205oC), or until
a piece of day-old bread browns in about
30 seconds. Add the dough sticks, a few
at a time, and deep-fry, stirring constantly,
until brown. Drain well and serve warm
with milk or bean milk.
