The filling for this taro paste puff is made with fresh taro. This filling has a light purple color, is very creamy, and has a rich taro fragrance.

The crust of these sweet puffs is similar to curry puffs. Check them out as well.

CHINESE VERSION: 甜芋泥角

Sweet Taro Paste Puff

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Sweet Taro Paste Puff | MyKitchen101en

Yields: 10 pcs

Ingredients:

Ingredients for taro paste filling: (Yields: 300 g)

  • 220 g taro (diced)
  • 2 pcs pandan leaves
  • 70 g fine sugar
  • ¹⁄₁₆ tsp fine salt
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • 3 tbsps water

Ingredients for dough: (Yields: 300 g)

  • 180 g plain flour
  • ¼ tsp fine salt
  • 65 g margarine
  • 50 g plain water
  • 1 tsp cooking oil

Preparing taro paste filling:

1 Steam taro for 20 minutes.

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2 Combine sugar, salt, oil and water in a sauce pot, cook until sugar has melted. Add in steamed taro, mash into paste, cook over medium-low heat until the liquid is drying up. Set aside to cool.

3 Divide filling into 10 portions (30 g each).

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Preparing dough for puff skin:

1 Mix together plain flour and salt, then rub margarine into flour mixture.

2 Add in water, knead until a dough is formed. Add in cooking oil, knead until well blended.

3 Divide dough into 10 portions (30 g each), cover with cling wrap, rest for 10 minutes.

Making Taro Paste Puff:

1 Flatten dough into oblong shape with rolling pin, top with taro paste filling, fold into half, seal and pleat the edges.

2 Preheat 700 ml of cooking oil to 170°C/340°F, turn to medium heat, deep-fry taro paste puffs until golden brown.

3 Put fried taro puffs on a strainer ladle to drain off the oil.

4 Allow the puffs to slightly cool down before serving.


Sweet Taro Paste Puff

The filling for this taro paste puff is made with fresh taro. This filling has a light purple color, is very creamy, and has a rich taro fragrance.

For taro paste filling: (Yields: 300 g)

  • 220 g taro (diced)
  • 2 pcs pandan leaves
  • 70 g fine sugar
  • ¹⁄₁₆ tsp fine salt
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • 3 tbsps water

For dough: (Yields: 300 g)

  • 180 g plain flour
  • ¼ tsp fine salt
  • 65 g margarine
  • 50 g plain water
  • 1 tsp cooking oil

Preparing taro paste filling:

  1. Steam taro for 20 minutes.



  2. Combine sugar, salt, oil and water in a sauce pot, cook until sugar has melted. Add in steamed taro, mash into paste, cook over medium-low heat until the liquid is drying up. Set aside to cool.

  3. Divide filling into 10 portions (30 g each).



Preparing dough for puff skin:

  1. Mix together plain flour and salt, then rub margarine into flour mixture.



  2. Add in water, knead until a dough is formed. Add in cooking oil, knead until well blended.



  3. Divide dough into 10 portions (30 g each), cover with cling wrap, rest for 10 minutes.



Making Taro Paste Puff:

  1. Flatten dough into oblong shape with rolling pin, top with taro paste filling, fold into half, seal and pleat the edges.

  2. Preheat 700 ml of cooking oil to 170°C/340°F, turn to medium heat, deep-fry taro paste puffs until golden brown.



  3. Put fried taro puffs on a strainer ladle to drain off the oil.



This recipe yields a 10 pieces of taro puffs.

The nutritional value for reference is for 1 piece of taro puff.

Appetizer, Snack
Southeast Asia
taro paste puff, taro puff, taro puffs, yam puffs