{"id":14808,"date":"2021-05-29T17:04:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T00:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hungryhuy.com\/?p=14808"},"modified":"2023-11-27T13:25:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:25:22","slug":"chinese-donut-youtiao-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hungryhuy.com\/chinese-donut-youtiao-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Donut Recipe (Youtiao \/ D\u1ea7u Ch\u00e1o Qu\u1ea9y)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Light, airy, and extra crunchy deep-fried Chinese doughnuts are the way to go if you want something to eat for breakfast or your next meal with ch\u00e1o (rice porridge)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll give you an easy-to-follow youtiao recipe and show you how to handle a high hydration dough so you can have fresh d\u1ea7u ch\u00e1o qu\u1ea9y anytime at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is youtiao?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Youtiao is a traditional Chinese breakfast snack and looks like two strips of crunchy deep-fried dough. I\u2019ve heard it called many different types of names in the past: Chinese crullers (not to be confused with the traditional sweet deep-fried pastry), Chinese fried breadsticks, Chinese doughnuts in Vietnamese: d\u1ea7u ch\u00e1o qu\u1ea9y. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The fried doughnuts themselves were thought to have originated from folklore<\/a> during the Song Dynasty. An official by the name of Qin and his wife framed a popular patriot, General Yue, and caused an uproar.  It\u2019s said that a dough maker layered two strands of dough together and made an indent in the middle to represent Qin and his wife–and then promptly dropped them in boiling oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In China, you can find them sold at many street vendors, but in the US, I\u2019ve found them at some of my favorite Asian restaurants, like Capital Seafood<\/a> or Mi La Cay<\/a>. You can eat youtiao in so many different ways, for example dipped in soybean milk or soy sauce, wrapped in cheung fun rolls<\/a>, and many more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like many foods and snacks from Chinese culture, youtiao also made its way to other Asian cuisines. In Vietnamese cuisine, youtiao is known as dau chao quay and it\u2019s paired with ch\u00e1o g\u00e0<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youtiao dough ingredients & leavening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The dough for this recipe is a little different from the other dough recipes I\u2019ve worked on for this blog because it relies on baking soda and baking powder completely for leavening power. AKA there is no yeast necessary in this recipe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe that some traditional youtiao recipes include ammonia bicarbonate as a leavening agent, but I\u2019ve replaced that with baking powder and baking soda because it\u2019s more readily available (and potentially safer to consume). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To achieve the light and crispy fried fritters, it\u2019s really imperative to rest the dough overnight in the fridge. This allows the dough to rise at an even temperature, but it\u2019s also handy because you can pre-make the dough up to two days before you fry them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other ingredients for this recipe include all-purpose flour, salt, egg, vegetable oil, and water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to make youtiao<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Here are some quick tips on how to make youtiao at home: <\/p>\n\n\n\n