What Kind of Cakes Can Pastry Flour Make? Indulge in 5 Delights with Pastry Flour - Mytour

Pastry flour is a common ingredient in sauces, soups, and stews, but it can also be used to create delicious pastries. So, what kind of cakes can pastry flour make? What are the recipes and how do you make them? Let's explore with Mytour in the following article.

1. Overview of Pastry Flour

Pastry flour differs from regular flour in that it exists in all types of tubers, fruits, and seeds. That's why there are more varieties of pastry flour, each with different physical properties. Some familiar types of pastry flour include corn flour, cassava flour, arrowroot flour, rice flour, etc.

Despite differences in names and some characteristics, generally, various types of pastry flour contribute to making food stickier, denser, and more elastic, creating a beautiful white layer on top. You've probably tried many types of cakes made with pastry flour, but do you know how to make them? It's not difficult because Mytour will send you 5 pastry flour cake recipes that you can make at home right now!

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2. Types of Cakes Made with Pastry Flour

Pastry flour is a key ingredient in various types of cakes, including both sweet and savory ones. Let's find out!

2.1. Crispy Chive Pancake

Ingredients

• 350g rice flour
• 45g crispy frying flour
• 200g chives
• 300g papaya
• 2 carrots
• 7 eggs
• Seasoning: Sugar, soy sauce, cooking oil, 

Detailed Instructions

Step 1: Preparing

Trim the chives, remove the roots, wash thoroughly, and cut into small 2cm pieces. Peel the papaya and carrots, remove the seeds and cores, wash clean, and julienne.

Step 2: Making the Batter

Mix rice flour and crispy frying flour according to the specified measurements. Add 500ml of water and stir well. You can strain the batter once using a sieve, ensuring it has a smooth consistency. Cook the batter until thickened and glossy, then remove from heat.

Step 3: Mixing the Batter

Knead the chopped chive leaves into the cooked batter. Shape the mixture into small round balls.

Step 4: Frying the Cakes

Heat the oil until hot, then fry the cakes. Perfectly cooked cakes are evenly golden on both sides. You can also add eggs to fry with the chive cakes.

Achieved Result

Chive cakes are crispy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, and visually appealing. You can enjoy them with shredded papaya, carrots, marinated in vinegar, and dipped in a bowl of soy sauce mixed with sugar. 

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2.2. Steamed Rice Cakes

Rice cakes are quite familiar to people in the Mekong Delta region, and even if you can't visit there, you can still make them at home.

Ingredients Preparation 

• 300g rice flour
• 40g tapioca flour
• 1.5 liters of water
• 400g freshwater shrimp
• Pork skin
• Chili, scallions
• Seasonings: fish sauce, sugar, salt, annatto seed color

Detailed Cooking Method 

Step 1: Steaming the cakes

Mix rice flour and tapioca flour with water according to the recipe. Stir the mixture well, add a pinch of salt, and let the dough rest for 4 hours. Then pour off the excess water on the dough surface, add hot water equal to the amount poured off, and mix well.

Prepare a steamer with small bowls, remember to grease the bowls with oil and heat them up. Once ready, pour the batter into the bowls and steam over medium heat. After 10 minutes, the cakes will turn opaque white, and you can turn off the heat.

Step 2: Making the cake filling

Clean the shrimp and finely crush them, then stir-fry with cashew nuts. Heat the oil in a pan and add scallions to create a scallion oil mixture.

Step 3: Prepare the dipping sauce

With the cakes filled and everything ready, all you need to do is prepare a bowl of sweet and spicy dipping sauce. Mix fish sauce with sugar, chili, lime, and for extra flavor, add some boiled shrimp broth.

Achieved outcome

When eating, place the filling in a cake cup, add puffed pork skin, scallion oil, and drizzle chili fish sauce on top, and you'll have a specialty bánh bèo that's just as good as those from restaurants!

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2.3. Turnip Cake

Turnip cake sounds quite unfamiliar and intriguing, if you haven't come across this type of cake before, let's explore it together.

Ingredients Needed

• 900g white turnip
• 350g pork belly
• 60g dried shrimp
• 150g rice flour
• 160g tapioca flour
• Seasonings: soy sauce, salt, sugar, seasoning powder, pepper, shallots, cooking oil…

Detailed Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the Filling

Clean the pork, mince it, then get started on the turnips. You can either thinly slice or julienne the turnips. Soak the dried shrimp until soft, then mix them with the minced pork along with finely chopped shallots. Marinate the mixture with 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder and a little soy sauce for 15 minutes.

Heat a pan with cooking oil, stir-fry the mixture for about 5 minutes, then add the turnips and stir evenly. You can adjust the seasoning with sugar, pepper, and salt to taste. Stir-fry until the turnips are well-cooked.

Step 2: Prepare the Cake Batter

Mix rice flour and tapioca flour with warm water until smooth. Be careful not to make the batter too sticky or dry; you can gradually add water to make it just right. Add a pinch of salt to the mixture, then pour in 500ml of boiling water, stirring quickly until the batter thickens.

Step 3: Blend the Cake Batter and Filling

Pour the cake batter into the cooked filling, stirring evenly over low heat until the mixture thickens.

Step 4: Steam the Cake

Prepare the cake mold, brush a thin layer of oil on the mold, and pour the mixture into the mold. Wrap the cake surface and steam for 1 hour. Once cooked, store the cake in the refrigerator overnight to complete.

Achieved Outcome

Turnip cake brings a fresh sensation, with a fragrant and nutritious filling including vegetables, shrimp, and meat. This cake can be enjoyed steamed or fried, both delicious options.

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2.4. Fried Taro Cake

Fried taro cake is a familiar snack, made by frying golden taro flour. Let's try making this cake.

Ingredients

• 500g taro
• 170g glutinous rice flour
• 130g all-purpose flour
• 90ml sweetened condensed milk
• 70ml coconut milk
• 60g sugar

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Preparation

Peel and chop the taro into bite-sized pieces, then steam until tender. Transfer to a bowl and mash the taro.

Step 2: Dough Filling

Add glutinous rice flour, all-purpose flour, coconut milk, fresh milk, and sugar according to the recipe into the taro mixture. Knead the dough until smooth, then wrap it with cling film and let it rest for 15 minutes. Next, shape the dough into long cylindrical or round shapes (depending on preference).

Step 3: Frying the Cakes

For the final step, simply prepare a pan with hot oil and fry the shaped dough until golden brown. When the cakes become firm and the outer shell turns crispy, you've succeeded.

Final Product Achieved

Khoai mỡ cake has a crispy golden crust, and when you bite into it, you'll taste the fragrant, chewy filling with a gentle sweetness of milk and coconut essence. It's not greasy at all, rather it's pleasantly satisfying and provides nutrition for a light snack.

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2.5. Taro Peanut Cake

Taro peanut cake is also a unique and enticing dessert. Let's explore how to make it.

Preparation Ingredients

• 500g fresh taro roots 
• 60g tapioca starch 
• 60g palm sugar 
• 50ml coconut milk 
• Water 

Step-by-step Instructions

Step 1: Prepare Taro Roots

After cleaning and peeling the taro roots, soak them in salt water. This method helps to make the taro roots cleaner and whiter, resulting in a much more visually appealing final product. After soaking in salt water for 10 minutes, remove, rinse thoroughly, drain, and slice them into thin, round pieces.

Step 2: Mix the Batter

Mix tapioca starch, palm sugar, coconut milk, and water according to the recipe to create a smooth batter mixture. If you still see residues, you can strain the mixture once to make the batter smoother.

Step 3: Cook the Batter

Put the mixture on medium heat, stirring continuously. After about 3 minutes, when the batter becomes thicker and more translucent, turn off the heat.

Step 4: Steam the Cake

Prepare the steaming mold and slowly pour the hot batter into it. Quickly arrange the thinly sliced taro on top of the batter. Layer the taro slices alternating with the batter, then steam for 50 minutes over medium heat until the cake is cooked.

Achieved Outcome

The taro cake has a golden brown color, a chewy texture, and a sweet flavor from the combination of palm sugar, tapioca flour, and crispy taro. This dish can be a nutritious light meal that is easy to digest for the whole family.

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Here is the answer to the question: What kind of delicious cake can be made with tapioca flour? Hopefully, you have gained some useful tips for cooking this weekend. And don't forget to follow Mytour Blog for more interesting information on nutritious meals!

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