Lotus cake
| Oily skin: flour 160g | Lard 25g |
| Water 55g | Powdered sugar 20g |
| Strawberry powder Appropriate amount | Pastry: flour 100g |
| Lard 50g | Powdered sugar 20g |
| Filling: sesame filling (about 9 grams each) 5 pieces | Coconut filling (about 8g each) 5 pieces |
Step 1
The materials are actually very simple. Suet is the most important thing!
Step 2
Make the dough first, mix the ingredients for the dough evenly. It is best to bake the lard in a microwave, then divide it into two parts. Add strawberry powder to the other part and knead it smooth. You can beat it a few times during the process to make the dough stronger. Mix well, cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 20 minutes.
Step 3
Making the pastry: Mix the ingredients of the pastry vigorously. The flour may feel dry at first. Knead it back and forth until the lard is fully kneaded with the flour. Knead it into a dough quickly, and then cover it with plastic wrap. Let sit for 20 minutes.
Step 4
Then divide the oil skin into 10 parts (a total of 20 parts for the two colors of oil skin), and divide the pastry into 20 parts.
Step 5
Flatten the white dough, put a piece of pastry in the dough, roll it into a ball and let it rest.
Step 6
Flatten the red oil dough and put a piece of pastry inside the oil dough to form a ball.
Step 7
Finish with ten pieces each of white crispy balls and red crispy balls.
Step 8
Roll each pastry ball into an oval shape, then roll it into a dough roll from bottom to top, and wrap with plastic wrapCover and let sit for ten minutes.
Step 9
Place the dough roll with the mouth facing down and place it upright in front of you. Then roll it into an oval shape again. This time it is narrower than the last time. Then roll it into a roll from bottom to top. Cover it with plastic wrap and let it rest. Ten minutes.
Step 10
While the rolls are resting, roll the filling into balls and set aside.
Step 11
Stand the dough roll upright, flatten it down, and then roll it into a round cake shape. Place the white dough on the bottom, overlap the red dough on top, and then wrap the fillings.
Step 12
Form the dough into a round shape with the seal facing down.
Step 13
Then use a knife to score rice characters on the dough so that the score is just on the surface of the filling. If you want a better opening, extend the knife edge further toward the bottom.
Step 14
Fry the corn until it reaches about 50 degrees, turn down the heat, put the dough into a small colander, put it into the oil pan and fry slowly over low heat until the oil surface just covers the dough. During this period, use a small spoon to constantly stir in the hot oil. Pour it from the center of the flower to make the dough heat more evenly. It will take a few minutes for the dough to bloom. Then put the fried lotus cake in a drain pan to drain off the excess oil. You can also put a piece of oil-absorbing paper to absorb the oil. .
Step 15
When it comes out of the pan, it smells fragrant.
Step 16
Oven version: Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, then put the baking tray in and bake at 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes (according to your own oven). During this time, the filling may burn and the dough will open. You can cover the dough again. Bake with a layer of tin foil.
Step 17
Fried version: crispy and delicious.
Step 18
Oven version: Slightly dry, with acceptable crispiness.
Step 19
Let’s take another family photo, look beautiful! Lotus cake cooking tipsFrying must be done at a low temperature and slowly, otherwise the outside will become crispy quickly but the inside will not be cooked. The fried one is crispier and the baked product is slightly dry, but it is healthier than the fried one.
