Sesame Oil Cracker (油酥火烧)

油酥火烧

Sesame Oil Cracker (油酥火烧) — Northern Chinese Home CookingHebei (English) home cooking.

Ingredients

• All-purpose flour
• Vegetable oil
• Warm water
• Salt
• White sesame seeds
• Flour (for oil paste)

Instructions

1. Make dough: mix flour, salt, 30ml oil and warm water. Knead 8 minutes. Rest 25 minutes covered. (Dough should be smooth and spring back when poked)
2. Make oil paste: mix 60g flour with 30ml hot oil until smooth paste forms. (Paste should be thick but spreadable, like thick cream)
3. Roll dough into large rectangle (40x30cm). Spread oil paste, leaving 2cm border. (Oil paste should be even, no gaps showing flour)
4. Cut into 3 long strips. Stack strips, press down with palm. Cut into 4 pieces. (Stack should be neat, not sliding)
5. Stretch each piece, coil, flatten. Brush water, coat sesame. Bake at 200°C for 20 minutes. (Pastry should puff and layers should separate slightly)