Flaky cashew nut puff pastry squares

Name: Flaky cashew nut puff pastry squares
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Yield: Makes 80 pieces
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 ml) water; 3 tablespoons shortening; 1¼ cups (175 g) flour; 1 egg white; 2 cups (250 g) icing sugar; ½ cup (1 stick/125 g) butter; ¼ cup (40 g) dry-roasted unsalted cashew nuts, halved; Raspberry purée, as topping (optional); 1 cup (150 g) flour

Preparation info

Makes
80
pieces

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
4 hr 30

Appears in

Asian Tapas

By Christophe Megel and Anton Kilayko

Published 2010

About

This dough is prepared in much the same way as puff pastry; the butter produces many delicate layers that give the puffs their characteristic “lift” and flaky lightness. Whipped icing, a drizzle of raspberry purée and some cashew nuts are the only adornments necessary for this spectacular dessert.

Ingredients

1 egg white
2 cups (250 g) icing sugar
¼

Asia
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Make the Oil Dough by beating the butter and flour until smooth with a mixer at slow speed for 2 minutes. Transfer to a tray or bowl, cover with a cloth or plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Make the Base Dough by combining al