Cooking Steps

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   Step1:Mix a little water, yeast and a little sugar and let stand for about 15 to 20 minute

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   Step2:In the other bowl, put flour, remaining sugar, water, butter, salt and yeast solution in 1. Knead them into a smooth dough. Then cover with plastic film or wet cloth for fermentation

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   Step3:When the dough of 2 is twice the size, it is divided into eight equal parts and rubbed into a circle. Then it wakes up for about 15 minutes. Then start shaping. Roll it into a long strip with two young sections in the middl

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   Step4:Then twist it into a knot in the middle, as shown in the figur

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   Step5:Prepare a small pot of water. Add in soda and bring to a boil

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   Step6:Turn off the boiling alkaline water. Then blanch the dough for about 40 seconds. Dry the dough and put it on the baking tray. Be sure to turn off the fire before blanching. Otherwise, the dough will wrinkle when it is put into boiling water, which will affect its beauty and will not rise when it is baked late

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   Step7:After scalding, the dough will turn yellow and its volume will increase slightly. Then sprinkle the salt on the surface (the typical way is to use a coarse sea salt. But it's hard to buy in China. Use ordinary salt immediately). Put it in the preheated oven (200 degrees up and down). Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes. Observe. Color the surfac

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   Step8:Beautiful bread is coming out. It's salty, delicious, and chewy. It's first-class with beer