The Chinese Flaky Pastry Dough 油酥皮, also known as Huaiyang Flaky Pastry Dough 淮揚酥皮, creates a layered pastry that is similar and yet not similar to the western style of layered pastry like the kind achieved in the croissant. The western layered pastry is usually constructed with butter while the Chinese layered pastry is constructed with lard or shortening. The western style achieves beautiful firm layering, chewy bite and a crispy golden surface. Yum, amiright?
But the Chinese Huaiyang Flaky Pastry Dough 淮揚酥皮 achieves another kind pastry heaven, a delicate tender, flaky, white pastry skin that practically melts in your mouth!
