Fan Pastry? I'm sure most of you must be wondering what is Fan Pastry! It is a Chinese sweet pastry with the a fan-like pattern, that's all! This fan pastry is perfect as a tea-time snack and for breakfast too. I made this as an afternoon snack. It was one of those days, being a holiday and everyone slept in, we came back late from a dinner party the night before, went to bed at 1.30am, woke up late, had our late breakfast and very early lunch, so called "brunch"  and I figured that the family would be hungry when it is tea-time, not that we have tea-time very often! So I made this, since this has been on my mind lately and I have all the ingredients on hand. It was really good and we enjoyed it!

I like the pretty petals, does it look like a fan or a flower? Despite its name "Fan Pastry", I think it looks more like a flower! This recipe uses Red Bean Paste as the filling. You may use Lotus Paste Filling or Mung Bean Paste Filling if you like. Either one, I'm sure it will be just as good!

1. The dough on the left is the Water Dough, on the right is Oil Dough. 

2. Some red bean filling, scaled at 25gm and mould them into rounds for easy wrapping.

14. Bake in a preheated oven at 200C for 20 minutes or until browned and crispy.

Transfer to a cooling rack, let it cool a little, about 15 minutes and enjoy.

Isn't it pretty?

Reaction from my kids : "Looks so yummy and cute!"

Layers of tender crispy crust. 

1. Wrap the oil dough with water dough.
2. Roll out the dough into thin sheet. Then roll it up like Swiss Roll. Repeat this step one more time. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
3. Flatten the above dough and wrap the filling in.
   
4. Roll out the dough flat using a rolling pin. Along the round edge cut the pastry into 8 equal portions about 2.5cm thick. 
5. Twist the edges into petal shapes. Egg wash twice and stick some black sesame seeds at the centre.
6. Bake at 200C for 20-25 minutes.

投稿者 Max 時刻: 10:32