Pastry:
Low-gluten flour: 150g; Fine sugar: 30g; Lard: 30g; Salad oil: 15g; Water: 60g.
Oil paste:
Low-gluten flour: 100g; Matcha powder: 5g; Lard: 40g; Salad oil: 10g; Lotus seed paste: 200g.
Taste: Sweet; Technique: Baking; Time-consuming: Several hours; Difficulty: Moderate.
Steps for Making Matcha Lotus Seed Paste Pastry
Pastry: Form a flour wall with low-gluten flour, and put fine sugar, lard, salad oil, and water in the middle of the flour wall. Knead the dough slowly.
Pastry: Knead the dough until it becomes smooth and shiny. Continue to knead for 5 minutes to increase the gluten of the low-gluten flour. If using medium-gluten flour, this step can be skipped.
Pastry: Cover with plastic wrap/moist cloth and let it rest for 20 minutes.
Oil paste: Form a flour wall with low-gluten flour, and put matcha powder, lard, and salad oil in the middle of the flour wall. Knead the dough slowly.
Oil paste: Knead the dough until it becomes smooth and shiny.
Oil paste: Cover with plastic wrap/moist cloth and let it rest for 20 minutes.
Filling: While the dough is resting, divide the filling into 20 portions, 10g each, and roll them into balls.
After resting, roll out the pastry into a circle and place the oil paste in the middle.
Wrap the pastry around the oil paste and seal it to form a large dough.
Roll out the dough into a rectangle.
Fold the dough like a quilt, folding the top and bottom sides to the middle.
Then fold it in half.
Continue to fold it two more times. After the third fold, let the dough rest for 20 minutes.
After resting, roll out the dough into a rectangle.
Roll it into a cylinder from left to right.
Cut the cylinder into 20 small doughs. After cutting, the clear pattern can be seen, which is very beautiful.
Flatten the small doughs, place the filling in the center of the circular pattern, and seal it with your palm to shape it. Place the sealed side down on the table, gently rotate the dough with both hands, and press it lightly towards the bottom to complete the second shaping.
After the second shaping, the dough will become round and plump, which is more beautiful. Place it on a baking sheet.
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees, middle layer, upper and lower heat, bake for 15 minutes; 150 degrees, bake for 10 minutes; the finished product is out of the oven.
Enjoy!
The finished product.
