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sift sugar and kanbai-ko
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stir in 14 cc hot water to form dough
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incorporate the water and dry ingredients to form a soft dough
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this dough dries out easily
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add food dye
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knead to incorporate the dye evenly
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to form a gradient, start with two differently colored long pieces of dough
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fold in thirds lengthwise and stretch out again
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repeat, and a color gradient will start to form
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a bar of dough with a color gradient
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flour your working surface and roll out the dough
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trim a long, thin piece of dough across the color gradient
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make a spiral with the piece to form a "water swirl" design