Fried twist (香酥小麻花)

Fried twist is one of my favorite snacks. Most recipes have eggs, I replaced egg with oil and it worked out great. For people who do not have egg allergy, you can just use eggs.

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 4 cup
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Water - 1 cup
Oil - 3/4 cup (substitute for 3 eggs)
Baking soda - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp

Also need oil for frying.

Steps:

1. Mix all ingredient with mixer, knead into a smooth dough.

 2. Split the dough in 4 smaller dough so that it is easier to work with. For each part, roll it out and cut into strips.

 3. For each strip, roll it into long string. Then twist it by rolling one end up with one hand, and the other end down with another hand. When you lift the string up and fold it in half, the tension will cause the string to naturally twist together.

 4. Twist the string tighter, and then fold it in half again to form a double twist.

 5. In a small pot, heat up the oil. Then drop in the twist to fry until golden.