Chrysanthemum Pastry
A Chinese recipe for 菊花酥 (Chrysanthemum Pastry) featuring all-purpose flour, sugar, lard, water, and cake flour.
Ingredients
all-purpose flour
135g
sugar
10g
lard
135g (keep 60g for oil pastry)
water
40g
cake flour
120g
pineapple filling
360g
Instructions
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Step 1
135g all-purpose flour + 10g sugar + 65g lard + 40g water, mix well
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Step 2
Knead into a smooth dough by hand, slap it for a while until the dough forms a thin film
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Step 3
Wrap with plastic wrap, place in the refrigerator to chill, rest for half an hour, and the water-oil dough is ready
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Step 4
120g cake flour + 60g lard, mix well
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Step 5
It's done when there is no dry flour left
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Step 6
The oil pastry is ready, wrap it with plastic wrap to prevent drying out
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Step 7
Divide the water-oil dough and oil pastry into 12 portions each (water-oil dough is about 24g per portion, oil pastry about 15g per portion)
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Step 8
Take one portion of water-oil dough and wrap one portion of oil pastry inside
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Step 9
Shape into a ball
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Step 10
Flatten, roll into an oblong shape
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Step 11
Roll it up from top to bottom
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Step 12
Roll all portions in order, then cover with plastic wrap and rest for 15 minutes
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Step 13
360g pineapple filling, divide into 30g small portions, shape each into a ball
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Step 14
Take out a small portion, roll it flat
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Step 15
Roll it out as long as possible
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Step 16
Roll it up from top to bottom
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Step 17
Press the center lightly, fold in half, then flatten
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Step 18
Roll into a round dough piece that is thicker in the middle and thinner at the edges
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Step 19
Wrap the pineapple filling inside, shape into a round ball
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Step 20
Flatten to a diameter of about 7-8cm
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Step 21
Press the center lightly
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Step 22
Divide equally, make 12 cuts
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Step 23
Make two shallow cuts on each petal, pinch the edges slightly
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Step 24
Brush the edges and center point with egg yolk liquid
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Step 25
Sprinkle white sesame seeds on the flower center
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Step 26
A raw pastry blank is ready
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Step 27
Arrange them in a baking tray in order, place in the preheated oven, 180°C, middle rack, bake for 30 minutes. Cover the center with aluminum foil after about 10 minutes of baking
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Step 28
Done, take them out of the oven
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Step 29
Take a photo of the finished product
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Step 30
Take another one
