Black foreign pastry (Chinese traditional cake)

Black pastry is a kind of traditional Chinese pastry, which is thin biscuit-shaped and filled with sweet bean paste. The production process of Black West Point is very complicated, and it needs to be completed through multiple processes. However, once you have tasted its delicacy, you will find that these tedious steps are definitely worth it.

Manufacturing steps of black west point

Preparatory work/about to start work

First, we need to prepare the following materials:

200 grams of low-gluten flour

Salt-free butter 120g

30 grams of powdered sugar

Egg yolk 1

Appropriate amount of red bean paste stuffing

Make black cakes.

1. Sieve the low-gluten flour, add the powdered sugar and mix well.

2. Cut the unsalted butter into small pieces, add it to the flour, and knead it slowly with your fingers until it becomes sand-like.

3. Add the egg yolk and continue to knead until it becomes smooth dough.

4. Put the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

5. Take out the dough, roll it into thin slices, and cut it into circles with a mold.

6. Put a thin layer of bean paste on the cut round cake skin.

7. Fold the crust in half and press it on the edge with a fork.

Baked black cake

1. Preheat the oven to 180℃.

2. Put the prepared black West Point into the baking tray.

3. Put the baking tray in the oven and bake 15-20 minutes until the surface is golden.

4. Take out the baked black west point and put it on the baking net to cool.