[ Prep Time: 10 min | Baking Time: 30 min | Serving: 10 ]
Chinese shortbread is a traditional Chinese snack! They are normally round and covered in flour with a fluffy cake-like texture and sweet in taste!
Ingredients
300 g Plain Flour
90 g White Sugar
70 g Milk
40 g Vegetable Oil
10 g Baking Powder
1 Egg
Method
1. In a bowl, mix egg (1 unit), white sugar (90 g), baking powder (10 g), and milk (70 g).
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2. Stir in vegetable oil (40 g) and then add plain flour (300 g).
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3. Mix all the ingredients together until there is no dry flour left, cover and let it rest for 30 min.
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4. Divide the dough into 10 portions (about 55 g each) and then roll them into a round ball shape.
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5. Sprinkle some plain flour on both sides of the dough and then bake at 130 °C / 270 °F for 30 min.
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6. Cool the shortbread on a wire rack and serve.
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