Chrysanthemum-Shaped Chinese Pies
- 75 grams Bread (strong) flour
- 75 grams Cake flour
- 55 grams Shortening (softened)
- 15 grams Sugar
- 70 ml Water
- 110 grams Cake flour
- 40 grams Shortening (softened)
- 300 grams Tsubu-an (store-bought)
- 3 pieces Dried apricot (finely chopped)
- Make the outer dough.
- Place the ingredients into a bowl.
- Add water and mix together.
- Knead well with your hands until smooth.
- Place the dough on a cloth and let it sit.
- Make the inner dough.
- Place the ingredients into a bowl and combine.
- Knead until the dough is smooth and no longer sticky.
- Divide both the outer and inner dough into 15 portions each.
- Wrap the outer dough around the inner dough.
- Tightly seal the seam.
- Place the seam on the bottom and use a rolling pin to roll into an oval.
- Roll starting from the point farthest away to the point closest to you.
- Turn it so that it faces sideways and roll it out one more time starting from the rolled end.
- Roll.
- Roll it out one more time from the rolled end.
- Fold into 3 layers.
- This completes the cake dough.
- Finish making the cakes.
- Roll the dough out into a circle.
- Fill with the tsubu-an and wrap it up.
- Place the seam on the bottom and tightly seal it closed.
- Flatten it out and roll it into a circle.
- Use scissors to make 7-8 cuts in the top.
- Twist the slits so the the cut ends face upwards.
- Place a piece of dried apricot in the centers and then line them up on a baking sheet.
- Bake in a preheated 200C oven for 15 minutes.
- Done.
bread, flour, shortening, sugar, water, flour, shortening, apricot
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/140652-chrysanthemum-shaped-chinese-pies (may not work)