Hopia

Hopia is a popular Filipino bean filled pastry originally introduced by Fujianese immigrants in urban centers of the Philipines around the start of the American civil occupation. It is widely available inexpensive treat and a favoured gift for friends and relatives. There are two types of hopia, the flaky type which uses Chinese cuisine puff pastry and the cake dough type which uses a soft cookie dough similar in texture and taste to the wrapper dough.

The most popular flaky hopia is the hopiang munggo which is filled with sweet mung bean paste. Hopiang baboy however is a filled bread crumb paste studded with candies winter melon, flavored with spring onion and enriched with pork fat which gave its name. Due to the popularity of ube yam, it has also become the favorite among filipinos necessitating its availability the whole year round.

Another type of hopia is called hopiang hapon, it is dough filled with adzuki bean paste, these are sometimes cubed and cooked in a griddle one side at a time instead of being baked in the oven.

Source:http://en.wikipilipinas.org

Ingredients:

First Dough

2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 cup oil

1/4 cup water

Second Dough

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup lard

1/2 cup white sugar

Filling:

Munggo

1 1/2 cups cooked mung bean either green, red or yellow

1 3/4 cups white granulated sugar

1/4 cup water

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

Ube filling

3 cups ube halaya

Hopiang baboy

2 cups all purpose flour

1 1/2 cups white sugar

3 sprigs of spring onion cut small

20 gms. pork far, diced

1/4 cup water

Method:

• Prepare the filling, mix all ingredients, cook in medium to low heat until all is blended. Set aside it should be thick like a paste.
• If using ube halaya as filling then prepare it ahead of time and set aside until your dough is ready.
• Mix and knead first dough and set aside then mix the second dough.
• Roll out first dough, place the second dough on top of the first dough.
• Roll up the doughs as one like a log then cut in desired sizes.
• Flatten each piece, add filling then seal.
• Arrange in lined pan, sealed side down. Brush with eggwash.
• Bake at 400 degress farenheit 30 to 45 minutes until golden brown.
• Serve and enjoy the homemade hopia.