Matcha Pastry

Taste: Sweet; Technique: Baking; Time-consuming: Several hours; Difficulty: Easy.

Steps to Make Matcha Pastry

Mix all the ingredients for the water-oil dough and knead until the dough is smooth and the surface is covered with plastic wrap. Let it sit for half an hour.

Mix all the ingredients for the oil dough and knead into a dough.

Divide the red bean paste into 25g portions and the honey beans into 10g portions. Wrap each 25g portion of red bean paste around 10g of honey beans and set aside.

Roll out the water-oil dough and the oil dough into rectangular shapes, with the water-oil dough being twice the size of the oil dough. Place the oil dough in the middle of the water-oil dough and fold the sides of the water-oil dough over the oil dough.

Roll out the dough evenly with the sealed side facing up.

Fold the dough and wrap it in plastic wrap. Let it rest for 10 minutes.

Roll out the dough again and fold it. Let it rest for another 10 minutes.

Roll out the dough into a larger rectangular shape.

Roll the dough into a long strip.

Cut the dough into 30g portions or divide it into 8 equal portions.

Roll out each portion into a circle with the better side facing down. Place the red bean paste filling in the center and pinch the bottom closed. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 25-30 minutes.