Colorful Silk-Thread Flower Basket
A sweet pastry made by wrapping red bean paste filling in a blanched dough skin, deep-fried at high temperature until it forms a net-like pattern, then cooled and arranged into a flower basket shape.
Ingredients
flour
500 g
washed red bean paste (rolled into round filling)
200 g
lard (frozen, added in portions)
300 g
refined oil (frying oil, 50 g absorbed)
2000 g
water
450 g
Instructions
1
Prepare the Filling
Roll the washed red bean paste into round fillings, one at a time.
2
Make the Hot Water Dough
Sift the flour into a pot, pour in boiling water, and scald until the flour is fully cooked through, then remove from the heat and let cool.
3
Mix the Dough
Add the frozen lard to the cooled hot water dough in several portions and rub/knead by hand until evenly combined into a smooth dough.
4
Shape and Fry
Heat the frying oil to about 200°C. Wrap each filling with a portion of dough and drop the filled pieces into the oil one at a time. Fry until a crispy, net-like web forms and the surface turns golden, then remove from the oil.
5
Decorate
Decorate the cooled fried pieces, embellishing them into figure-shaped little flower baskets.
