Recipes · Taiwanese · Bakery

Egg Yolk Pastry

One serving has 347 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (48%), selenium (37%), thiamin (28%), folate (28%), riboflavin (24%) and manganese (22%). Ready in 50 minutes.

Egg Yolk Pastry
Photo: 褒忠國中 雲端網, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 25 min
  • Cooking: 25 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (110 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: egg, gluten, pork

Ingredients

  • 30 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 12 g Lard
  • 10 g Water
  • 35 g Red bean paste, sweetened
  • 20 g Duck eggs, raw
  • 3 g Egg yolks, raw

Method

  1. Rub the lard into the flour with the water to form a smooth pastry dough; rest 15 minutes.
  2. Flatten the dough and wrap it around a portion of the sweetened bean paste, a stand-in for lotus seed paste, with a piece of salted egg yolk (from the duck egg) tucked in the center, sealing well.
  3. Shape into a smooth ball and flatten slightly.
  4. Brush the surface with the beaten egg yolk.
  5. Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 20-25 minutes until golden and flaky.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy347 kcal16%
Carbohydrates42.5 g
Water43.5 mL
Fiber0.81 g3%
Protein7.5 g16%
Tryptophan0.11 g
Threonine0.3 g
Isoleucine0.31 g
Leucine0.59 g
Lysine0.4 g
Methionine0.2 g
Cystine0.14 g
Phenylalanine0.41 g
Tyrosine0.28 g
Valine0.4 g
Histidine0.18 g
Fat15.8 g
Monounsaturated7.1 g
Polyunsaturated1.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.6 g
Saturated5.8 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol221 mg
Calcium29.2 mg3%
Copper0.15 mg17%
Iron2.6 mg15%
Magnesium21.1 mg7%
Manganese0.39 mg22%
Phosphorus114 mg16%
Potassium121 mg3%
Selenium20.3 µg37%
Sodium108 mg
Zinc1.1 mg14%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.31 mg28%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.26 mg24%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2 mg14%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.73 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.1 mg8%
Folate (vitamin B9)113 µg28%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.1 µg48%
Choline83.3 mg20%
Vitamin A50.2 µg7%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)32.6 IU5%
Vitamin E0.49 mg3%
Vitamin K0.19 µg0%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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