Name: Leaven chinese crullers @ 'ham chim peng'
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: A); 650 g all purpose flour; 1-1/2 tspn baking powder; 1/4 tspn baking soda; 2 tspn salt; 2 tspn five spice powder; 250 g starter dough; (B); 1-1/2 cups water; a pinch of ammonia; 1 tspn alkaline water; (C); 3 tbsp butter

Ingredients

A)
650 g all purpose flour
1-1/2 tspn baking powder
1/4 tspn baking soda
2 tspn salt
2 tspn five spice powder
250 g starter dough
(B)
1-1/2 cups water
a pinch of ammonia
1 tspn alkaline water
(C)
3 tbsp butter

Preparation

Preparation25 min

Cook time20 min

Combine ingredients (A) in a mixing bowl and slowly stir in ingredients (B) mixture.
Once a soft dough is formed, then add in butter and knead to combine.
Then cover and leave aside for an hour. Again knead the dough untill smooth and leave to rest for another one hour.
Now, you can see the dough is actually very very smooth. Place dough over a slightly floured working table.
Divide into 4 portion and then roll out flat one portion at a time. Again cut dough into 6 portion and form into balls and flatten the ball by hand/rolling pin.