Meet Otto Tay, the 2019 World Pastry Champion and a trailblazer in Asian pastry. With extensive expertise in hotel pastry, consultancy, and product development, he trains the next generation of professionals and co-owns the acclaimed online pastry shop 'Voilà' with his former teammate, Loi Ming Ai.
INGREDIENTS | UNIT(g) |
Unsalted Butter | 108 |
Icing Sugar | 71 |
Flour | 178 |
Almond Powder | 29 |
Salt | 1 |
Whole Egg | 34 |
Lemon Zest | 0 |
Mix all ingredients well, but do not overmix. Flatten the mixture and place it in the freezer. Cut with a 6.3 cm diameter cutter (No. 6 cutter), place on silicone, and make a hole in the center using a fork. Freeze again, then bake. After 18 minutes, spray with egg wash and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
INGREDIENTS | UNIT(g) |
Unsalted Butter (Room Temp) | 120 |
Icing Sugar | 120 |
Almond Powder | 120 |
Whole Eggs (Room Temp) | 109 |
Corn Starch | 22 |
Oolong Tea Leaf | 4 |
Ocenia Cream (Room Temp) | 120 |
Use the creaming method; do not blend. Just mix well, avoiding excessive fluffiness.
Order of ingredients:
1. Soft butter
2. Icing sugar
3. Almond powder + corn +oolong
4. Whole egg
5. Cream
Pipe the mixture into a pre-baked tart shell and bake for 24 minutes.
INGREDIENTS | UNIT(g) |
Milk | 122 |
Potato Starch | 5 |
Milk Starch | 113 |
Cocoa Butter | 7 |
White Chocolate | 77 |
Gelatin Mass | 14 |
Calvados | 20 |
Green Apple Puree | 32 |
Whipping Cream ( Cold ) | 49 |
Mix the milk and starch well while cold, then bring to a boil and remove from heat. While the mixture is warm, blend in the gelatin, then gradually pour into the melted chocolate and cocoa butter, mixing well. Finally, blend in the whipping cream, puree, and Calvados. Chill in the refrigerator overnight. Whip the mixture before use.
INGREDIENTS | UNIT(g) |
Green Apple Puree | 198 |
Chopped fine Mint Leaf (Leaf Pieces) | 6 |
Calvados | 6 |
Glucose Syrup | 12 |
Vanilla Pod | 0.6 |
Sugar | 24 |
Gel Cream ( Cold ) | 8 |
Blend all ingredients well and store in the chiller
INGREDIENTS | UNIT(g) |
Sudachi Puree | 95 |
Mandarin Puree | 39 |
Mango Puree | 32 |
Lime Juice (grams) | 5 |
Pectin NH | 5 |
Sugar | 66 |
Potato Starch | 4 |
Unsalted Butter | 42 |
Whipping Cream (Cold) | 23 |
Lime Rind 1 Nos 6 g | 6 |
Keep the rind in a tea bag. Mix the puree, zest, juices, potato starch, and pectin-sugar mixture well, then bring to a boil. Squeeze out all juice from the tea bag and discard it along with the rind. Blend in cold cream. At 45°C, blend in the soft butter until smooth.
INGREDIENTS | UNIT(g) |
Water | 2000 |
Absorbic Acid powder | 20 |
Sugar | 200 |
Whole Green Grand Smith Apple | 15 |
Mix the sugar mixture well. Slice the apples and soak them in the sugar mixture.