Sunday, January 7, 2018

Sweet puff pastry hearts

Sweet puff pastry hearts
Sweet puff pastry hearts
Preparation time- 10 mins
Cooking time-  20 mins 
Total time- 30 mins

Ingredients :
  1. Refined flour-250gm
  2. Butter-100gm
  3. Salt-1/2 Tsp
  4. Ice water-1 cup
  5. Sugar-100gm
Method:
Step 1: In a bowl, strain refined powder and salt. Add 20 gm of butter, knead it well with ice water. Make a square block, cover with a plastic paper and keep it in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Step 2: Take butter (80gm), add two tablespoons of refined flour and make a square block, cover with a plastic paper and keep it in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Step 3: Keep flour dough block on a flat surface, spread it as the square sheet, keep butter block on center and cover with four sides of flour sheet. Keep it in the freezer for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, spread as the square sheet, fold it to three layers and keep it in the freezer after covering with the plastic sheet. Repeat the step four times. Now, the pastry sheet is ready for baking.
Step 4: Take the pastry sheets, sprinkle sugar, fold it and wrap with a plastic paper and keep it in the freezer for 20 minutes (as shown in the picture). Then, cut the pastry sheets vertically, keep it on the baking tray, wash with egg yolk and sprinkle sugar. Preheat the oven and bake it got 200 degrees Celcius for 15-20 minutes.
Suggestions

Diet for kids
  • Limited intake, as refined flour, causes constipation for kids.
Antenatal diet
  • Limited intake, as refined flour, causes constipation for pregnant mothers.
  • Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
Diet for lactating mothers
  • Limited intake, as refined flour, causes constipation for feeding mothers.
Postnatal diet (Those are not breastfeeding)
  •  Limited intake, as refined flour causes constipation after delivery
    Diet for diabetic persons
    • Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
    • Suggest for minimum intake
    • Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level
    Diet for hypertensive persons
    • Suggest for minimum intake
    • Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level
    Diet for cardiac persons
    • Reduce sugar to half amount, as it increases blood sugar level
    • Suggest for minimum intake
    • Reduce butter, as it increases cholesterol level
                   Now, sweet puff hearts are ready