1. Tips for making taro and pumpkin puff pastry:

Prepare the ingredients for the pastry: 15g of flour, 30g of sugar, 30g of cooking oil, 50ml of water

Prepare the ingredients for the puff pastry: 100g 40g of flour, 15g of lard, and 15g of pumpkin puree

Mix the water-oil dough and the pastry dough and let them rest for 30 minutes. Divide the two kinds of relaxed dough into equal portions of small dough. Steam the taro and add 15g of white sugar while it is hot. Press into puree and form into small balls for later use. Take a piece of water-oil dough and roll it into a dough sheet and put a pastry on it. Use the tiger's mouth to pinch it tightly and wrap it up, roll it into the shape of ox tongue, and roll it up. After everything is done, let it rest for 15 minutes. After it has rested, roll it out again and roll it up again. After everything is done, let it rest for 15 minutes. Take a portion of the dough roll and flatten it with your hands. Shape it into a nest shape and put the taro filling on it, push it up with the tiger's mouth to wrap it up, place it with the seam downwards in the baking pan (there is an extra portion of pastry at the end), preheat the oven to 180 degrees, middle layer, raise the heat to 180 degrees and lower the heat. Bake at 170 degrees for 20 minutes.

2. Effects and functions of taro pumpkin:

It is rich in carotene and vitamin C, which can strengthen the spleen, prevent gastritis, prevent and treat night blindness, protect the liver, and make the skin brighter. It is tender and has the effect of neutralizing carcinogens. Yellow fruits and vegetables are also rich in two types of vitamins, A and D. Vitamin A can protect the gastrointestinal mucosa and prevent gastritis, gastric ulcers and other diseases; vitamin D can promote the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, two mineral elements, thereby strengthening bones and muscles. It has a certain preventive effect on common diseases such as osteoporosis in the elderly.