Pastry
Water Dough
120g flour
40g butter
1/2 tsp syrup
60g water
Oil Dough
140g flour
80g shortening
Colouring:- pink, yellow and green
Filling
700g Lotus paste
3og Melon seeds (optional)
Method:-
Water Dough: Mix all the ingredients to form a smooth dough. all whisk at med speed.
Divide it into 2 equal portions and let it rest for 10 mins.
Oil Dough: Mix all the ingredients to form a smooth dough. take up 2pieces each weight 20g, one mix with yellow and the other one with pink. Mix the remaining with green colouring. Mix till like crumbs.
Make up
1) Divide the lotus pasteninto 20 pieces each 35g. (i divided each 30g)
2) Roll out the water dough into rectangular shape.
3) Place the pink oil dough followed by yellow and lastly green.
4) Roll out the pastry as shown and make a single fold.
5) Turn 90' and roll out into thin sheet with pink colouring portion on top.
6) Roll the sheet from top downwards to form a roll(like swiss roll). then cut into 10 pieces. (i cut more than 10 pieces)
7) Press and roll the pastry flat into round shape and wrap the lotus paste in the centre.
8) Bake at 200'C for 20 mins.
