The Best Hopia You'll Ever Make
Here's a thin flaky Filipino pastry made with ube halaya (purple yam jam) filling which makes a sweet and delicious homemade dessert or snack!
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time22 minutes mins
Total Time52 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Filipino
Servings: 12 hopias
Calories: 145kcal
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Dough 1
In large bowl, add bread flour, brown sugar, milk, vegetable shortening, salt and mix.
Knead just a couple of times until they stick and just combined and cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside.
Assembly
Roll dough #1 into a rectangular shape with a half-inch thickness.
Place dough #2 on the center top of dough # 1, covering two-thirds of dough #1.
Fold the third uncovered part like folding a letter and roll the dough to form a log
Allow the dough to rest for 5 minutes then cut dough into 12 equal pieces
Take a piece of a portioned dough and flatten it with a rolling pin
Scoop out a teaspoonful of the ube halaya filling and place it in the middle of the flattened dough and gather the sides and pinch together to seal.
Use a cookie cutter to shame and form into equal pieces then place the hopia dough in a baking pan.
Repeat the process with the remaining dough and filling
Bake the hopia in a preheated oven at 350 degress F for 15 minutes
Take out the baked hopia and bursh with egg wash, then return to th oven and bake for another 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow it to cool at room temperature.
Serving: 1g | Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg