HORSESHOE FRITTER

Horseshoe Fritter

is a popular hawker fried bread,

sold together with Youtiao (Chinese Cruller)

The pastry is shaped into a horseshoe.

Some like to shape into a butterfly and call it butterfly fritter.

There is a generous amount of sesame seed on one side of the pastry.

It is chewy and slightly sweet.

When freshly fried the horseshoe fritter is crunchy and nice.

Horseshoe Fritter

Starter: 50g all purpose flour

             1/2 tsp instant yeast

             1/2 tsp sugar

             75g water

Main Dough: all of the above starter 

                      150g all-purpose flour
                      1/4 tsp baking powder
                      1/4 tsp bicarbonate soda
                      1/8 tsp alkali water
                      1/4 tsp salt
                      45g sugar
                      1 tsp oil
                      70g water (add slowly, may not use up all)

Sweet Paste: 10g all purpose flour
                      10g tapioca flour
                      20g sugar
                      1-1.5 Tbsp hot water (to mix into a paste) 

Others: 20g sesame seed

Method:
1. mix together starter ingredients & leave aside to proof for 2 hours
2. at the end of 2 hours, mix together dough ingredients, except water.
3. add water slowly to bind (you may not use up all the water)
4. knead to form a smooth and shinny dough, set aside for 15min
5. prepare the sweet paste by combining all ingredients to form a thick paste.
    leave aside until required.
6. roll dough into a rectangle 5" wide and about 1cm thick
7. spread sweet paste on top, sprinkle with sesame seed
8. cut into 3/4" or 1" strips
9. bring the 2 ends closer & squeeze the middle of the strip to form a V shape.
    let proof for 15min
10. heat oil in a kuali and deep fry the fritters until golden brown.