China

Shaobing

Name: Shaobing
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 pieces
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 300 g Wheat flour; 60 g White sesame; 2 tbsp Sesame paste; 1 tsp Five-spice powder; some of each Yeast & salt; some of each Oil & malt syrup

Layered sesame flatbread

Shaobing is a northern Chinese flatbread with a crisp sesame crust and many tender layers inside.

It is eaten for breakfast, often split and filled with youtiao, egg or braised meat.

Servings6 pieces

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Wheat flour300 g
White sesame60 g
Sesame paste2 tbsp
Five-spice powder1 tsp
Yeast & saltsome of each
Oil & malt syrupsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Knead a yeast dough and let it rise.
Roll out the dough, spread with sesame paste and spice.
Roll up, portion and press flat.
Brush the top with malt syrup and dip in sesame.
Bake crisp and golden in a hot oven.

Make it original

Sesame paste and five-spice powder are in the Asia Boutique.

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