CHINESE HANDMADE NOODLES RECIPES

Steps:

• Add flour, pinch of salt in a deep bowl. Pour in water slowly. Stir the flour with a tool. Stop pouring water when there is no dry flour in the mixing bowl (depending on the flour you are using, the water absorption might be different. )
• Knead the dough until your hand is clean, your bowl is clean and the dough is smooth. Then keep kneading for another 10 minutes.
• Cover with a wet cloth and rest for around 30 minutes.
• Transfer the dough to a large floured operating board. Roll it into a thick wrapper firstly.
• Roll the dough into paper-thin rectangle or round wrapper, keeping remaining dough covered with flour.
• Roll the dough into rectangle or round wrapper with around 0.5 cm in thick, keeping remaining dough covered with flour.
• Fold the large dough wrapper around 5cm wide. Each time after folding up, spread the surface with flour. Cut any irregular part if necessary.
• Cut the folded dough into thin strips with a sharp and dry knife.
• Spread flour on the surface before picking the noodle strips.
• Unfold the strips one by one and then shake the extra flour off.
• Cook them directly or refrigerated up to 7 days in air--tight bags. 

Steps:

• Place flour in a large bowl and gradually mix in water. Mix until dough comes together; knead until smooth, 15 to 20 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 15 minutes.
• Knead dough again for 2 minutes; cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
• Knead dough one more time for 2 minutes. Divide into 4 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 3/8-inch-thick sheet. Brush both sides of each sheet with oil. Stack sheet together; cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to the boil.
• Place one sheet of dough on a cutting board and slice into 1/8-inch-wide strips. Take one end of a strip in each hand and stretch it until it is 30 to 35 inches long. Fold it in thirds and stretch again to the same length; shake and slap against the counter several times to lengthen it to 2 to 3 yards. Drop it into the boiling water. Add 2 to 3 more strips of noodles to the boiling water; cook until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer drained noodles to a serving bowl.
• Repeat with remaining sheets of dough.