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Traditional Hong Kong Style Phoenix Cookies

Name: Traditional Hong Kong Style Phoenix Cookies
Prep time: 168 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 168 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: cantonese
Ingredients: pork fat; white liquor; sugar; Cake flour; maltose; alkaline water; Cooking oil; sunflower seeds; pumpkin seeds; sesame seeds; water; glutinous rice flour; red beancurd juice; Garlic; white pepper powder; Five spice powder; Egg

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skilletInstruction

5 Steps Total

schedulePrepare in advance

circleCandied pork fat needs to be refrigerated for a week in advance168h

Active Cooking

00:00:31

Put 100g of diced pork fat into a small pan with a little water, boil until fully cooked, scoop out and drain to cool; then add 30g white sugar and 30g high-concentration white liquor, mix thoroughly, pour into an airtight container, and refrigerate for one week to make candied pork fat.

local_fire_departmentMedium heat to boil

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Watch out

Add a little water to the pan before putting in the pork fat to prevent dry burning at the bottom

mix thoroughly after adding sugar, otherwise uneven sugar distribution will affect the texture

Ingredients:pork fat (100 g)sugar (30 g)white liquor (30 g)

Tools:plastic containerfrying pan

Active Cooking

00:02:17

First pour 3g alkaline water into 80g melted maltose and mix well, then pour in 40g cooking oil and mix; then add 120g sifted cake flour, knead slowly into a smooth dough, and cover with plastic wrap.

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Alkaline water must be thoroughly mixed with maltose and oil first, otherwise uneven acidity will affect elasticity

knead the dough evenly until no dry flour remains, avoiding over-kneading

Ingredients:alkaline water (3 g)maltose (80 g)Cooking oil (40 g)Cake flour (120 g)

Tools:mixing bowlplastic wrap

Active Cooking

00:03:46

Put 100g chopped candied pork fat, 30g sunflower seeds, 30g pumpkin seeds and 30g sesame seeds into a large bowl and mix; then add 20g white sugar, 2g white pepper, 2g five spice, 5g white liquor, 5g minced garlic, 30g red beancurd juice, 40g water and mix, finally add 30g glutinous rice flour, mix into a dough, and divide into equal round balls.

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Add glutinous rice flour gradually while stirring to avoid lumps

roll into even-sized balls, otherwise they will bake unevenly

Ingredients:pork fat (100 g)sunflower seeds (30 g)pumpkin seeds (30 g)sesame seeds (30 g)sugar (20 g)white pepper powder (2 g)Five spice powder (2 g)white liquor (5 g)Garlic (5 g)red beancurd juice (30 g)water (40 g)glutinous rice flour (30 g)

Tools:spatulamixing bowl

Active Cooking

00:05:10

Roll the dough into a log and divide into 15 equal portions, take a piece of dough, flatten and roll thin, wrap a filling ball, place the seam side down, flatten into an oval cookie shape, and arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

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The seam must be pinched tightly when wrapping the filling, otherwise the filling will leak during baking

flatten to an even thickness

Ingredients:Cake flourmaltosealkaline waterCooking oilpork fatsunflower seedspumpkin seedssesame seedssugarwhite pepper powderFive spice powderwhite liquorGarlicred beancurd juicewaterglutinous rice flour

Tools:baking trayrolling pindough scraper

Active Cooking

00:05:54

warningStay safe

The baking tray is extremely hot when taken out of the oven. You must wear heat-resistant gloves or use insulation cloths to handle it, otherwise touching it barehanded will cause severe burns.

Brush a layer of egg wash evenly on the surface of the shaped cookie dough, place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees Celsius, bake for 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown and crispy, then remove and cool on a cooling rack.

local_fire_departmentBake at 180 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes

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Brush egg wash thinly and evenly to avoid uneven color

adjust baking time based on cookie size to prevent burning

Ingredients:Egg (1 piece)

Tools:cooling rackovenbrush