Hopia
Hopia is a popular Filipino flaky pastry that is traditionally filled with red beans paste or mung beans paste. It is very popular as a gift or souvenir, when ever someone came back from a trip. It is now also comes in different filling like, purple yam (ube), jack fruit (langka) and pineapples.
Hopia with Purple Yam filling
Hopia word is from Chinese word hò pià (好餅), meaning ‘good pastry (https://www.tagaloglang.com/hopya/).
Indonesia also have their own version of hopia called "bak pia" and in Malaysia their "tau sar piah" is also similar to Hopia.
Today, I crave for this pastry and baked for afternoon snack I used purple yam and red beans for filling. I use my Taiwanese pineapple cake molder for my purple yam and normal round cookies cutter for my red bean. Hopia is very easy to make.
Ingredients :
Dough 1
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tsp of salt
Dough 2
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cups vegetable shortening (or lard or butter)
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tsp of salt
Dough 2
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cups vegetable shortening (or lard or butter)
1 egg for egg wash
Fillings:
Procedure:
For the Red Bean Paste:
For Dough 1:
1. Combine all the
ingredients, and mixed. Once all ingredients are mixed together use a hand to
slightly knead the dough. Once you feel the dough is already soft, set it aside
and prepare the Dough 2.
For Dough 2:
1. Mixed the flour and
sugar then add the shortening
2. Use two forks to cut
in the shortening in the flour, once the shortening has been covered with flour
use hand to mixed it until it come together (soft dough texture)
Combining the two Dough:
1. Using a rolling pin
flattened the Dough 1 into 1/8 mm thickness (use a baking sheet or cling film/wrap as a base).
2. Then distribute
evenly the Dough 2 on top of the Dough 1.
3.
Using a spatula
flatten the Dough 2, to make sure it will stick to the Dough 1.
4. Tidy up the sides,
remove the excess dough. Then roll the dough into a log. Tidy up the ends
again, to make sure you have a flat ends. Let the dough rest in the fridge for
15 minutes.
Preparing the desired filling:
1. While the dough is
resting prepare the desired filling, by scooping it and make it in a small
balls
Making the Hopia:
1. After 15 minutes take
the dough out of the fridge and start pre-heat the oven at 200deg C.
2. Cut the dough on your
desired thickness or how big you want your Hopia to be.
3. Flour your rolling
pin and the cut dough, then roll and flatten it into circle. Place the filling
on the center and closed it. Use a moulder to flatten your Hopia. I use cookie cutter for my red bean filling and square mold (Taiwanese pineapple cake molder) for my purple yam.
4. Place the Hopia on a baking
tray lined with baking sheets
5. Beat the egg and
brush it on top and side of the Hopia prior baking.
6.
Bake the Hopia at
200deg C for about 15-20 minutes or until the top turns to golden brown
7. Cool down and serve