Egg Puff Pastry

Egg Puff Pastry

　　   Egg Puff Pastry is a snack from Tianjin, also known as egg cloth bag. The dough for the pastry is fermented with alkali and alum, then oiled and cut into strips about a foot long before being deep-fried until golden yellow. One end is then torn open, an egg is cracked inside and spread evenly with the hand, and the pastry is returned to the oil until it turns golden before being removed. The outer crust of the egg puff pastry is crispy while the inside remains tender, offering not only the sweetness of the dough but also the aroma of the egg. Paired with pickled vegetables, it makes for a great breakfast.