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Prepare a sturdy plastic bag (resealable bags are best).
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Add the flour, sugar, and salt.
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Seal, then shake until the ingredients are thoroughly combined!
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Add the margarine to Step 1, and knead the bag so that the margarine is rubbed into the flour.
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Keep kneading until there are no lumps of margarine remaining.
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Once the margarine has been fully rubbed in and the mixture is crumbly, add the milk.
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Knead again until the dough forms together into one lump.
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If the dough is flaky and won't come together no matter how much you knead it, add a bit more milk (up to 1 teaspoon).
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It's best if the dough is firm yet a little bit moist.
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Remove the dough from the bag, place on a very lightly floured surface (not listed) and gently knead with your hands until smooth.
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Dust your work space once more (again, flour not listed), place the dough, and then sprinkle a small amount of flour onto the dough.
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Using a rolling pin or the equivalent, roll the dough into a rectangle, about 2-3 mm thick.
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Cut off the uneven edges.
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Usually, I want my dough to be roughly 20 x 10 cm, so I crop it to fit these parameters.
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Cut the Step 8 dough lengthwise into 2-3 mm wide ribbons.
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They should resemble Pocky sticks!
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Preheat the oven to 170C, and arrange Step 9 on a lined baking tray, leaving gaps in between.
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Try to keep the sticks as straight as possible!
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2 mm is pretty thin, meaning that the cut dough is prone to tearing and breaks easily right out of the oven.
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As such, handle carefully.
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Once the oven has finished preheating, bake at 170C for 13-15 minutes.
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Once baked, open the oven door and leave to cool.
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I try to cut my sticks to 2 mm (though sometimes they end up being 3 mm lol), and they take 13 minutes to bake.
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Adjust the time if you cut them thicker.
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Once baked, they turn a golden brown as pictured!!
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They'll turn crunchy once cooled.
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While the sticks are cooling, boil water in a pot.
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Break the chocolate into a mug etc.
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and place the mug in the water to melt the chocolate like a double boiler.
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Using a spoon etc., coat the cooled biscuit sticks in chocolate.
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Be patient and do it properly so that they resemble Pocky.
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Once coated, lay on parchment paper and let the chocolate harden.
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Once completely cooled, they're done!
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They look really cute if you decorate them with white or other kinds of chocolate.
