Three-page cake (a traditional Chinese confectionery craft)

Three-layered cake is a traditional Chinese confectionery craft, known as the "King of Chinese Confectionery". It is very complicated to make, requiring many steps of kneading, rolling, folding, and cutting, resulting in a three-layer crust with a filling in the center. With its crispy texture and rich filling, the three-page cake is one of the great delicacies of traditional Chinese pastries.

Materials

The following ingredients are needed to make three-page pancakes:

500 grams of flour

200 grams of water

50 grams of oil

1 gram of salt

pork stuffing, shrimp, egg, green onion, ginger and garlic, etc.

Steps for making the pancakes

Making the dough

1. Mix flour, water and salt and knead the dough;

2. Add oil and knead until the dough is smooth and elastic;

3. Place the dough in a basin, cover with a damp cloth and let it rise for 20 minutes.

Making the Pie Crust

1. Roll out the dough into a thin sheet;

2. Grease the pan with a layer of oil and fold the crust into two layers;

3. Grease the pan with a layer of oil and fold the crust into four layers again;

4. Roll out the crust into a thin sheet and cut it into rounds;

5. Pan-fry the pie crusts in a pan until they are golden brown on both sides.

Making the filling

1. Pork filling, shrimp, egg, green onion, ginger and garlic in appropriate amount, add salt, soy sauce, cooking wine, monosodium glutamate and other seasonings and mix well;

2. Stir fry the filling.

Packing

1. Put the fried filling in the center of the pie crust;

2. Fold the pie crust into a semicircle and pinch the ends tightly;

3. Fold the pie crust into a triangle and pinch the ends tightly.

Fry the triple page pancakes

1. Place the triangular-shaped crusts in a pan and fry until golden brown on both sides;

2. Gently flatten the crusts with a spatula to make them crispier;

3. Place the fried triple page pancakes on a plate to serve.