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.

- 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
- Rub the lard into the flour with the water to form a smooth pastry dough; rest 15 minutes.
- 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.
- Shape into a smooth ball and flatten slightly.
- Brush the surface with the beaten egg yolk.
- Bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 20-25 minutes until golden and flaky.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 347 kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 42.5 g | |
| Water | 43.5 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.81 g | 3% |
| Protein | 7.5 g | 16% |
| Tryptophan | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.3 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.31 g | |
| Leucine | 0.59 g | |
| Lysine | 0.4 g | |
| Methionine | 0.2 g | |
| Cystine | 0.14 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.41 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.28 g | |
| Valine | 0.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.18 g | |
| Fat | 15.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.6 g | |
| Saturated | 5.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 221 mg | |
| Calcium | 29.2 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.15 mg | 17% |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 21.1 mg | 7% |
| Manganese | 0.39 mg | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 114 mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 121 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 20.3 µg | 37% |
| Sodium | 108 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.1 mg | 14% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.31 mg | 28% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.26 mg | 24% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2 mg | 14% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.73 mg | 15% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.1 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 113 µg | 28% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.1 µg | 48% |
| Choline | 83.3 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 50.2 µg | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 32.6 IU | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.49 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 0.19 µg | 0% |
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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