「Chinese Flatbread」

Ingredients and amounts

• 400g all-purpose flour
• 130ml hot water (80°C)
• 130ml cold water

Step-by-step method

1. 1

   Step 1

   Place 400g flour in a bowl. Pour cold water over one half and hot water over the other half. Stir into flaky pieces, then knead into a dough. Cover with plastic wrap and rest for 40 minutes.

2. 2

   Step 2

   10 minutes before the resting time ends, prepare the oil pastry (hot oil pastry works better) as described in the tips.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Do not knead the rested dough. Gently press it down, then cut into four equal pieces with one horizontal and one vertical cut.

4. 4

   Step 4

   Roll each piece into a ball, then roll out into a circle roughly the size of your electric griddle. Spread 1/4 of the oil pastry evenly over the surface.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Cut a slit along the radius of the circle, then roll it from the outer edge into a cone shape. Pinch the tip of the cone closed to prevent the oil pastry from leaking.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Press down on the tip of the cone to flatten it, then roll it out again into a circle roughly the size of the electric griddle (about 3mm thick).

7. 7

   Step 7

   Preheat the electric griddle and brush with cold oil. Place the rolled-out flatbread on the griddle, brush the top with oil to seal in moisture, and cover with the lid.

8. 8

   Step 8

   Cook over high heat for 1 minute, then flip the flatbread and cook for another 1 minute.

9. 9

   Step 9

   Repeat the process until all flatbreads are cooked.