A cake that is soft and fluffy with various flavors from sweet and salty to rich and aromatic is an ideal suggestion for you to enjoy during afternoon tea. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN and discover 2 ways to make salted egg puff pastry right away!
1. Salted Egg Puff Pastry
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Preparation
1 hour
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Processing
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients for Salted Egg Puff Pastry Serves 5 people
All-purpose flour No. 8 220 gr Salted eggs 5 eggs Egg yolk 1 piece Unsalted butter 70 gr Unsweetened fresh milk 70 ml Sugar 20 gr White wine A little Salt 1/2 teaspoon
Tools Required
Oven, bowl, knife, rolling pin, brush.
Suggestions for where to buy ingredients
You can buy flour, unsalted butter, salted eggs at baking ingredient stores, supermarkets, or buy online on e-commerce sites.
How to Make Salted Egg Layer Cake
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Mixing the Oil Dough
Wash the salted eggs with white alcohol, then rinse thoroughly with water. Next, bake the eggs at 150 degrees Celsius for 6 – 8 minutes.
Mash the salted eggs and put them in a bowl, add 100g of flour, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 50g of unsalted butter to soften. Use your hands to knead the dough until it forms a smooth, pliable mass.
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Mixing the Water Dough
Add 120g of flour, 20g of sugar, 20g of unsalted butter softened at room temperature, and 70ml of unsweetened fresh milk into a new bowl.
Use your hands to knead the dough until it forms a smooth, pliable mass, then wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
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Rolling the Dough
First, use a rolling pin to flatten the water dough, place the oil dough in the center, and then gather the edges of the dough together.
Use your hands to flatten the dough mass, then continue to use the rolling pin to roll it out thinly.
Next, fold the two edges of the dough towards the center, do this 2 – 3 times, then cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rest for another 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, take the dough out, roll it thin again, and fold it 2 more times, cover it well, and let it rest for another 30 minutes.
Tip: The more you roll and fold the dough, the more layers the cake will have.
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Shaping and Baking the Cake
Preheat the oven at 170 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes to stabilize the temperature.
Roll the dough thinly into a rectangular shape with a thickness of about one small finger, then cut into equal rectangular pieces (about the length of one large finger).
Use a fork to prick the surface of the cake evenly, brush a layer of egg yolk on top. Bake the cake at 170 degrees Celsius for 20 – 25 minutes until golden and crispy.
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Final Product
So the salted egg layer cake is complete! The cake is soft and fluffy, slightly crispy, rich in the flavor of unsalted butter, savory with the taste of salted egg, and a little sweet and appealing.
2. Layered Red Bean Cake with Salted Egg Yolk
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Preparation
45 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Layered Red Bean Cake with Salted Egg Yolk For 8 pieces
All-purpose flour 270 gr Butter 100 gr Lard 30 gr Cooked salted eggs 3 eggs Cornstarch 30 gr Red beans 100 gr Condensed milk 25 gr Chicken egg 1 egg (take the yolk) Fresh milk 70 ml Powdered sugar 40 gr Granulated sugar 50 gr Vanilla a little Black sesame a little Cooking oil 30 ml Salt a little
Product Information
- Ms. Linh has used 32-liter convection oven to make cakes. The oven has a compact design and a large capacity suitable for families with many members.
- The product has a power of 1600W combined with Halogen heating technology, helping food to be cooked quickly and evenly on all sides, from inside to outside.
- The oven cavity also has a light, making it easy for you to observe the cake’s status while baking to adjust the temperature accordingly.
- If you are someone who enjoys baking, you can immediately get this oven to have a reliable assistant.
Tools Required:
Oven, pan, spoon, sieve, blender.
How to Make Salted Egg Red Bean Mille-Feuille Cake
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Make the salted egg filling
You blend all the ingredients including 3 steamed salted eggs, 70ml fresh milk, 25gr condensed milk, and 20gr cornstarch, then strain through a sieve until smooth.
After that, you cook the blended mixture on low heat until it thickens and does not stick to the pan. Let it cool and divide the mixture into 15gr balls and freeze for at least 30 minutes.
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Making red bean filling
You soak 100g of red beans in water for about 4 – 5 hours until the beans swell and soften. Next, cook the soaked red beans with 400ml of clean water and 1/4 teaspoon of salt for about 40 minutes until the beans are thoroughly cooked.
After that, let the red beans cool completely and put them into a blender with 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla and 50g of sugar.
Next, pour the blended red beans into a non-stick pan and simmer over low heat, adding 30ml of cooking oil and stirring continuously until the filling thickens.
Then, add 10g of dissolved cornstarch with 15ml of clean water and continue to stir until the filling is sticky and does not stick to the pan, then turn off the heat. Wait for the filling to cool, then divide it into 20g balls and roll them round.
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Making the cake crust
You sift 135g of flour and 40g of powdered sugar into a bowl, add 50g of butter and mix well. Gradually add water, kneading until it forms a soft dough, then cover and let it rest for 40 minutes. After 40 minutes, divide the dough into 30-gram balls.
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Make the oil dough
You add the remaining 50g of butter into the remaining 135g of flour and knead. Then, add 30g of lard and knead until the dough is smooth and well combined, then wrap it and let it rest for 45 minutes before dividing it into 25g pieces.
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Shape the cake
You need to preheat the oven to 200 degrees at least 15 minutes before shaping the cake.
First, you add the salted egg filling into the red bean filling and seal it tightly.
Next, you lightly roll out the outer dough, then place the oil dough in the center of the outer dough, and press the two layers of dough together firmly. Continue to roll the dough into a circle and do this for all the dough pieces.
Then, return to the first piece of dough, roll it out lengthwise, and roll it up again, continuing to roll all the dough pieces.
Finally, you roll out the dough and add the filling, then seal the dough around the filling.
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Bake the cake
After shaping, you place the cake on a baking tray lined with non-stick parchment paper, brush the surface of the cake with a mixture of egg yolk and fresh milk, then sprinkle black sesame on top.
You bake the cake at 180 degrees for 30 minutes in a two-heater mode without a fan until the cake is cooked through.
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Final Product
The finished red bean salted egg mille-feuille has an enticing aroma. The outer layer is crispy, while the inside is soft, combined with the sweet and nutty red bean filling, along with the rich and fragrant salted egg, making it increasingly addictive.
What are you waiting for? Enjoy it with a hot cup of tea!
How to choose good salted eggs
- Choose eggs with intact shells, without cracks or mold.
- You can shine a light on the eggs under a lamp or sunlight. If the egg white is clear, and the yolk is small and close to the shell, it indicates good quality eggs.
- When cracking the eggs, if you find that the egg white is cloudy, the yolk is thin, and there is a foul smell, you should discard that egg.
Hopefully, with the 2 recipes for making salted egg puff pastry that TasteVN just shared, you will add a new recipe to your chef’s notebook. Quickly get started to treat your loved ones! Wishing you success!
