Oolong Tea Egg Yolk Pastries (12)
Tea aroma and savory richness in every flaky layer✨ Oolong egg yolk pastry reveals a delicate tea flavor followed by a sandy, salted egg yolk filling. The mellow character of oolong tea is baked into layers of crisp pastry, creating a sweet-but-balanced bite with a lingering tea finish🌿 #TheGentleCharmOfChinesePastries
Ingredients
all-purpose flour
155 g
sugar
25 g
lard (A)
50 g
ice water
63 g
cake flour
110 g
lard (B)
60 g
oolong tea powder
10 g
Instructions
1
Step 1
Mix the water-oil dough ingredients evenly.
2
Step 2
Knead until smooth and elastic enough to form a thin membrane.
3
Step 3
Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 1 hour.
4
Step 4
Add 100 g cake flour to 60 g lard and 10 g oolong tea powder.
5
Step 5
Mix thoroughly by hand.
6
Step 6
The oil paste is ready.
7
Step 7
Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 1 hour.
8
Step 8
Wrap 30 g of oolong tea filling around a salted egg yolk.
9
Step 9
Shape into a round ball to enclose one filling.
10
Step 10
Divide the water-oil dough into 25 g pieces and shape each into a round ball.
11
Step 11
Divide the oil paste into 15 g pieces.
12
Step 12
Shape each piece into a round ball.
13
Step 13
Take one piece of water-oil dough.
14
Step 14
Enclose one piece of oil paste.
15
Step 15
Shape into a round ball, cover with plastic wrap, and let rest for 15 minutes.
16
Step 16
Take one dough piece and roll it into an elongated oval.
17
Step 17
Roll it up.
18
Step 18
Repeat with all remaining pieces, then cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 15 minutes.
19
Step 19
Take one dough piece and roll it long again.
20
Step 20
Roll it up.
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Step 21
Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 15 minutes.
22
Step 22
Take one dough piece and press the center.
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Step 23
Fold both sides toward the center.
24
Step 24
Roll it into a circular wrapper.
25
Step 25
Enclose one filling.
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Step 26
Shape into a round ball.
27
Step 27
Place the seam-side up and brush with egg wash.
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Step 28
Brush with egg wash.
29
Step 29
Sprinkle white sesame seeds on top.
30
Step 30
Place on the middle rack of a preheated oven and bake at 180°C for 30 minutes.
31
Step 31
The pastries are done and out of the oven.
32
Step 32
Take a photo of the finished pastries.
33
Step 33
They are flaky, sweet without being greasy, and ready to enjoy.
