Banh Tieu

Name: Banh Tieu
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 300g plain flour; 60g sugar; 1 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp yeast; About 180ml warm water; 3 tbsp white sesame seeds; Oil for frying

Bánh tiêu/bahn TEE-oh/

Also known as: Banh Tieu Chien, Vietnamese Hollow Donuts, Vietnamese Sesame Puff Bread

About this dish

Light, hollow fried breads sprinkled with sesame seeds, slightly sweet and puffy, often eaten with soy milk.

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Ingredients

🌾300g plain flour

🍬60g sugar

🧂1 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp yeast

💧About 180ml warm water

🌰3 tbsp white sesame seeds

🛢️Oil for frying

Method

Serves 2

Mix the flour, sugar, yeast, baking powder and water into a soft dough.

Knead and leave to rise for 1–2 hours.

Divide into balls, flatten into thin rounds and press sesame on both sides.

Fry in medium-hot oil, pressing gently so they puff up hollow.

Turn once and fry until golden, then drain.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Bánh tiêu is a cheap southern Vietnamese street snack of Chinese origin, sold warm from roadside carts in the afternoon.

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