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Chinese Buckwheat Honey Country Bread - Shaobing Tienda

Chinese Buckwheat Honey Country Bread - Shaobing Tienda is built on Soft Whole Wheat Flour, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Lukewarm Water, and Buckwheat Honey. Serves 4. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1 tbsp
• 1 1/4 cup
• 2 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Mix the flour and salt together in a medium bowl.

2. 2

   Stir in the oil.

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   Make a well in the center of the mixture, pour in the warm water and stir from the center out to incorporate the flour; add a tablespoon or so more water if the dough is too dry to be easily kneaded.

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   Turn out onto a lightly floured bread board and knead for 3 to 5 minutes.

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   Cover with plastic wrap, let stand for at least 30 minutes. (We often leave shaobing dough overnight at room temperature, covered with plastic wrap.

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   Preheat oven to 450F.

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   Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Flatten each piece between floured hands.

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   Spread 1 to 2 teaspoons buckwheat honey over one half of each square. (If the honey is thick and too sticky; causing the dough to tear while spreading, dilute with a little hot water.) Fold over the other half of each bread to make a 4x8-inch rectangle.

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   Roll gently to seal the two sides firmly together.

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    Bake the breads on quarry tiles for 6 to 8 minutes, until the tops have begun to brown.

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    Cool on a rack momentarily before serving.

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    This particular sweet country-style shaobing is made with buckwheat honey.

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    If buckwheat honey is not available where you live, substitute whatever honey you prefer.

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    Duguid, William Morrow, 1995"

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    S(Formatted by Chupa Babi): "Oct 2011"

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    Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by Chupa; 21 October 2011. www.fareshare.net

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    Nutr. Assoc.: 0 0 0 0 0