Main ingredients:
All-purpose flour: 150g; Granulated sugar: 10g; Water: 70ml.
Auxiliary materials:
Cake flour: 120g; Lard: 85g; Sweet bean paste: 180g.
For brushing:
Egg wash: Appropriate amount.
Taste: Sweet; Technique: Baking; Time: One hour; Difficulty: Advanced.
Detailed Steps for Making Flaky Pastry Blossoms for Good Fortune
Prepare the ingredients. All-purpose flour: 150g; Granulated sugar: 10g; Water: 70ml; Cake flour: 120g; Lard (pork fat): 85g; Sweet bean paste: 180g; Egg wash: Appropriate amount.
Make the water-oil dough: Mix all-purpose flour, sugar, water, and 25g of lard to form a dough. Make the oil dough: Mix cake flour and 60g of lard to form a dough. Knead well and let it rest for 20 minutes with plastic wrap covering the bowl.
Make the sweet bean paste filling. Each filling weighs 20g, and there are a total of 9 fillings. Roll them into balls and set aside.
Divide the water-oil dough and oil dough into 9 equal parts each. Cover them with plastic wrap to prevent the surface from drying out.
Take a piece of water-oil dough and flatten it into a thin sheet. Wrap the oil dough inside.
After wrapping, gather the tail and tidy it up. Repeat this process for all the dough pieces.
Take a wrapped dough piece and roll it into a tongue-shaped sheet.
Roll the sheet from top to bottom, as tightly as possible.
Roll it into a small stick. Repeat this process for all the dough pieces. Cover them with plastic wrap and let them rest for 10 minutes.
Take a small stick, place the side with the joint facing up, and lay it vertically on the work surface.
Roll it into a tongue-shaped sheet again, this time slightly longer.
Roll it from top to bottom, as tightly as possible.
Roll it into a small stick. Repeat this process for all the dough pieces. Cover them with plastic wrap and let them rest for another 10 minutes.
Take a small stick, flatten it, place the side with the joint facing up, and wrap both ends toward the center to form a round dough ball.
Flatten the dough ball and roll it into a circular sheet. Use a small knife to make four cuts without cutting through the center.
Make radial fringes on each piece, without cutting through the center.
Hold the sheet with your hand and place the filling in the center.
After wrapping, use your fingers to gather the fringes and pinch them tightly.
Tidy up the fringes and turn the ends outward to make the shape more beautiful. Repeat this process for all the dough pieces.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Brush the egg wash on the dough pieces.
Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 25 minutes on the middle rack. Depending on the situation, cover the surface with tin foil to avoid excessive browning. After baking, you can sprinkle some candied fruit on the flower core for decoration, or you can skip this step.
Open up your love for life in the form of food,
meticulously grind it into an ink painting, and lightly dye the October sky.
Just because of the moon at this moment, the tranquility of autumn is gathered,
and I have the whole season.
Shh~ Don’t speak,
Listen to the sound of a flower blooming.
