How to Make Red Bean Twist Pastries

How to make delicious Dou Sha Twisted Pastries? What ingredients do we need when making Dou Sha Twisted Pastries at home?Ingredients？Cooking Network's editor provides the home cooking guide for Dou Sha Twisted Pastries, making it easy for kitchen beginners. Dou Sha Twisted Pastry Ingredients Introduction

Main Ingredients:

Water Oil Skin:

Rice flour (100 grams)Sugar (5 grams)Cooking oil (15 grams) Warm water (50 grams)Fat Layer: Low gluten flour (64 grams)Butter (32 grams) Auxiliary Ingredients:

Red bean paste (220 grams)

Egg yolk(1 piece) White Sesame seeds (a little bit) Dou Sha Twisted Pastry Making Steps:Prepare ingredients: weigh the flour, butter, and cooking oil. Red bean paste,

and warm water for use.

Egg only uses the yolk Water Oil Skin: Put rice flour and sugar into a bowl together Pour in the warm cooking oil, then add warm water to form a soft dough.Cover with a lid and let it rest for 20 minutes before use. Fat Layer: Melt butter on low heat until slightly boiling, then turn off.

Pour into low gluten flour to form a ball.

Cover with a lid and let it rest for 10 minutes.

After resting both doughs, roll them out long. Lightly spread the fat layer without sticking to the rolling pin.

Move the fat layer to one side of the water oil skin; if it breaks, don't worry, gently press with your hands.

Fold the other end over and press firmly at the edges.

Roll out again, stacking 1/3 sections for a layered effect. Repeat this process three times.

Finally, roll out thin, stretching the edges to form a rectangle.

Spread red bean paste on one side evenly.

Fold over without filling, and cut neatly along the edges with a knife.

Cut into uniform long strips.

Hold one end with your left hand, twist around twice like this.

Separate and arrange on baking sheets. Brush with egg yolk, not on the red bean side. Sprinkle white sesame seeds.

Preheat the oven to 180°C in convection mode, bake for 18-20 minutes until golden brown.

Let it cool at room temperature before eating; you will see thin layers with a non-sweet and not greasy texture, very delicious.

Final Presentation of Dou Sha Twisted Pastries

Tips:

Tip: Red bean paste can be pre-cooked or bought ready-made. Both the water-oil dough and fat layer should be slightly heated when mixing. Use warm water now as it’s colder outside, so don’t let the dough rest too long; otherwise, it will harden and affect the process. This is a small tip we found. Red bean paste can also be replaced with other fillings; these ingredients are for reference, adjust oven temperature according to your own oven.Preheat the oven. Bake for 18-20 minutes at middle layer, until lightly golden on top.

Serve at room temperature; enjoy the thin layers with a not-too-sweet and not-oily texture.

Here is the finished product of the twisted red bean version.

2Tip:

Note: Red bean paste can be pre-cooked or bought ready-made. Water-oil dough and oil pastry require heating the oil and butter before mixing. Use warm water now as it's cooler outside; don't let the dough rest too long, or it may become hard again, affecting the process. This is a small trick for reference. Red bean paste can be replaced with other fillings. Adjust oven temperature according to your own oven.