Crispy bean paste

Overview

A bite-sized snack with a crispy exterior and sweet red bean paste filling. It is estimated that many people have eaten it when they were children. Even if they eat this now, their minds are filled with childhood memories. The snacks are made in such small sizes, which is very suitable for families with many children. In the past, you could buy a bag and get a bunch of them in front of each child. There was no need to fight or grab, and everyone had a share. I have been a foodie since I was a child, and I am very curious about how dim sum is made. I feel that people who can make these things are very mysterious. After getting an oven, I found that making a bite-sized puff pastry is very simple and can be said to be zero-failure, especially suitable for novice bakers. A puff pastry is actually a Chinese snack with a crispy outer shell wrapped in delicate red bean paste. It can be made with vegetable oil, lard, or butter. The crispy effect of vegetable oil is slightly worse than that of butter or lard.

Tags

• baking
• almond flour
• arowana low-gluten flour
• red bean paste
• unsalted butter
• white sugar
• whole egg liquid

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the ingredients and soften the butter at room temperature before use.

   

2. 2 Add sugar to the softened butter. I used caster sugar instead of powdered sugar. First use a spatula to cut and stir a few times to allow the sugar and butter to blend to prevent the sugar from splashing around when whipping.

   

3. 3 Use an electric whisk to beat the butter until fluffy and white in color, then add the whole egg liquid in portions and continue beating.

   

4. 4 Add the egg liquid in 3 to 4 batches, beating evenly after each addition. In the picture, after all the egg liquid is added, the butter is beaten evenly.

   

5. 5 Sift in the mixed low flour and almond flour, press and mix with a spatula.

   

6. 6 Wrap the mixed batter in plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.

   

7. 7 Cut the refrigerated dough into 3 strips, each strip weighing about 80 grams. Cover a piece of dough with plastic wrap, sprinkle with a little dry flour, roll it out into a rectangle with a rolling pin, put a strip of red bean paste in the middle, the bean paste should be about 60 grams.

   

8. 8 Wrap the red bean paste in the dough with plastic wrap and roll tightly.

   

9. 9 Use a spatula to cut into approximately 2 cm pieces and place on a baking sheet. This dough does not expand much after baking, so there is no need for large spacing. Brush the surface of the snack with a little whole egg liquid (egg yolk liquid is also OK) and sprinkle a little white sesame seeds.

   

10. 10 Preheat the oven to 180 degrees for the upper heat and 160 degrees for the lower heat. Place the preheated baking sheet into the middle and lower layers of the oven and bake for about 20 minutes.

    

11. 11 After baking, take out the baking pan. When hot, the cake will still be soft, but it will become crispy after cooling. After cooling, the puff pastry should be stored in a crisper to avoid moisture.