Chinese Brown Sugar Bread (Guo Kui)
Famous Chengdu brown sugar guokui
- Prep time
- 35 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 14 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300 g all-purpose flour ( ,more for dusting)
- 150 ml water
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. yeast
- oil for brushing
- 2 tbsp. all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup powdered brown sugar
- a tiny pinch of salt
Instructions
- 1
Mix brown sugar with flour and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
- 2
In a stand mixer, add flour, salt, instant yeast and water, then mix at low speed for 8-9 minutes until the dough is soft and smooth.
- 3
Cover with a wet cloth or plastic wrap to rest for around 30 minutes to 45 minutes depending on your temperature until the dough is ⅓ bigger than the previous one. (The surface is completely smooth but there is no Honeycomb texture inside).
- 4
Knead the dough again to pinch the air out. Then roll the dough into a uniform long log around 4cm in diameter. Cut the long log into 14 equal portions.
- 5
Wrap the powdered filling in.
- 6
Brush a thin layer of oil in a casting iron pan，place the bread in one by one, cover the lid and then fry each side for 6-8 minutes over slow fired.