Ocean Pearls

Ingredients

Puff Pastry

  • 280g Cold Salted Butter
  • 120g Cold Water
  • 260g All-Purpose Flour

Egg Wash

  • 55g (1) Whole Egg

Strawberry Jam

  • 225g Strawberry
  • 200g White Sugar
  • 15g Lemon Juice

Fillings & Toppings

Preparation of the recipes

    Puff Pastry

  • 1

    Add flour and half portion of butter into food processor fitted with metal blade

  • 2

    Pulse until butter is absorbed, about 10-12 one second pulse

  • 3

    Add the other half portion of butter and pulse 2-3 more times to combine

  • 4

    Add in cold water, pulse 3 to 5 times until dough until dough forms a ball shape

  • 5

    Knead lightly on a lightly floured surface

  • 6

    Roll into a rectangle, about 40-45cm in length and 30cm in width

  • 7

    Fold the sheet into a smaller rectangle, wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours

  • Strawberry Jam

  • 1

    Wash and slice strawberry, remove hulls and green tops

  • 2

    Add strawberry into saucepan and mix with sugar

  • 3

    Stir frequently over low-medium heat, bring mixture to boil

  • 4

    Once boiled, add lemon juice

  • 5

    Boil and stir regularly for about 15 mins to ensure jam doesn't burn at the bottom of the saucepan

  • 6

    Remove from heat, transfer into a clean bowl, and allow to cool to room temperature before use

  • Assemble

  • 1

    Remove pastry dough from fridge, roll the folded dough into rectangle.

  • 2

    Cut into square size of 9cm

  • 3

    Place 15-20g of Sakura Jelly Ball (BN-06) onto center of pastry dough

  • 4

    Add about 50-60g of strawberry jam over the Sakura Jelly Ball (BN-06)

  • 5

    Cut edges of pastry dough and cross over or cover with any sheet of square pastry dough or design according to own preference

  • 6

    Wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate for about 20-30 mins

  • 7

    Place on baking sheet and brush with egg wash

  • 8

    Bake in preheated oven of 190°C for about 15-20 mins or until golden brown

  • 9

    Remove from oven, cool completely before serving

  • 10

    Add a scoop of Sakura Jelly Ball (BN-06) for best experience. (Optional)

Tips

  • Butter must be very cold
  • Do not over-pulse, else puff pastry will not puff up well