At the beginning, you only need to mix all the ingredients into small clumps by hand, even if it's just a few strands.
Once the ingredients are well mixed, drizzle a little cooking oil, clench your fist, and use the back of your four fingers to press back and forth evenly.
When the mixture is ready, use your fingers to slide along the edge of the bowl, lift the dough like folding a blanket, and continue pressing.
The pressed dough will further combine into a coarse dough; then cover it with plastic wrap and let it sit for ten minutes.
After ten minutes, lift the plastic wrap and repeat the pressing and folding steps. You need to press three times, letting it rest three times.
While making the dough for fried dough sticks, he finally received the message from the dinner guests, saying they would arrive before six, just as he expected.
