Gai Daan Tsai

Gai Daan Tsai is a favorite Hong Kong street food that is crackly on the outside and spongy on the inside. These toasted egg cakes is just as ubiquitous as potato chips in a convenience store. When you visit North Point, their egg cakes have a more eggy batter and toasted to golden-brown perfection.

How to Make Gai Daan Tsai

Ingredients:

5 ounces flour

1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking powder

1 ounce cornstarch

1 tablespoon custard powder (if you don't have this use vanilla pudding powder or just use more cornstarch)

5 ounces sugar

5 ounces water

2 eggs

2 tablespoons evaporated milk

2 tablespoons oil

Instructions:

1. Sift together the first 4 ingredients;
2. Beat the eggs and sugar.
3. Add milk and water.
4. Stir dry ingredients in, add oil last.
5. Heat both sides of griddle, add batter to about 80% full.
6. Close griddle and cook over medium heat for 2 minutes per side.
7. Remove with fork and serve immediately.
8. Cooking time is each egg waffle.