I tried making this recipe (specifically, pikachu), but the pastry portion just went…horribly wrong. Cookie dough was fine, but the second part of my pastry came out…too thick and chunky? Not at all smooth like his. On top of that, I’m working with a dumb American brain and did my best to convert grams of each ingredient into “American” or whatever, which probably caused some additional issues. I don’t have an electric scale, but I’m considering buying one just to make this easier.

The biggest issue though is the temperature! I’m so confused. It says to start at one heat and reduce to another (180C to 160C, which according to google is 356F to 320F). Which is fine, I understand that. But it only says reduce and bake for 30 minutes. And mine were still pretty underbaked when I did that. Should I do 30 minutes on each temperature? I wound up just giving up after 45 minutes. Tried to cut off the tops but because it’s not as seemingly baked as his came out, it just completely fell apart. 🥲

I wish there was a written down version of this recipe, but I can’t find anything. I just thought this would be a fun thing to make for my toddler because he loves pikachu and he’s seen this video and gets really happy when he sees it. I enjoy baking, but I’ve never done much with pastries and I’ve heard they’re harder to get right. Does anyone have any advice?