Traditional Chinese style~Lotus cake

Traditional Chinese style~Lotus cake

Overview

Lotus cake is a traditional Chinese snack. It has a crispy and sweet taste. The lotus flower has an elegant meaning, and the ingredients are very simple. Therefore, it often appears at many banquets.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Separately divide the dough/pastry into a ball. Divide the dough into two parts. Add coloring powder to one part and knead evenly. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 20 minutes.

    Traditional Chinese style~Lotus cake step 1
  2. Divide the two pieces of oil dough into 10 equal parts, and divide the pastry into 20 equal parts. The unused oil skin should also be covered with a damp cloth or plastic wrap. The size can be as you like, not necessarily divided into so many points.

    Traditional Chinese style~Lotus cake step 2
  3. Wrap the red and white dough in the pastry respectively.

    Traditional Chinese style~Lotus cake step 3
  4. Roll it out long and roll it up.

    Traditional Chinese style~Lotus cake step 4
  5. Continue to roll out the rolled dough thinly, take one piece each of red and white, fold them together and wrap them in the filling.

    Traditional Chinese style~Lotus cake step 5
  6. With the seam facing down, make three cross cuts on the front. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees for 25-35 minutes (adjust the time according to the size of the production). It can also be fried at low temperature.

    Traditional Chinese style~Lotus cake step 6