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Exclusive Five-Spice Chess-Style Tofu

Exclusive Five-Spice Chess-Style Tofu

A five-spice dough flecked with toasted fennel seeds is shaped into small, chess-piece-like morsels that bake up hard, savory, and delightfully crunchy.

Instructions

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    Take the fennel seeds and put them in a pot, stir-frying over low heat until fragrant.

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    Crush the stir-fried small meat aromas with a rolling pin and set aside.

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    Put flour, five-spice powder, fennel seeds, salt, and baking soda into a bowl and mix well.

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    Add oil, crack in the eggs, and, according to the condition of the dough, add water as appropriate.

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    Knead into a slightly dry dough, cover with plastic wrap, and let it rest for 20 minutes.

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    Knead the risen dough until smooth.

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    Roll it into a 5-millimeter-thick sheet, then cut it into strips 10 millimeters wide.

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    Then cut it into small pieces diagonally.

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    Place it into the baking pan.

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    Preheat the oven for 10 minutes. After preheating, set it to 160 degrees with both the top and bottom heating elements on.

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    Place the baking tray in the middle-lower layer.

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    Bake for 25 minutes and then take it out.

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    Finished product.

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    Finished product.

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    Finished product.

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    Finished product.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • All-purpose flour
    250g
  • Fennel
    3g
  • Egg
    2 pieces (107g)
  • Baking soda
    1g
  • Water
    22g

Seasonings

  • Five-spice powder
    2g
  • Vegetable oil
    30g
  • Salt
    2g