Ube Hopia
A flaky Filipino pastry with a puple yam filling that is either ube jam or ube halaya
Ingredients
Dough#1:
- 2 cups all purpose flour Put aside extra flour for kneading / rolling / shaping
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
Dough#2:
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup lard orvegetable shortening
Filling:
- Ube Halaya / Ube jam
Egg Wash:
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Combine the ingredients for dough one and mix them with a fork or other mixing utensil until you see the ingredients break down. If the mixture is too dry, add more water before kneading it together to form a dough
- Using a separate bowl, mix up the ingredients for the second dough with your hands until the dough is formed.
- Sprinkle some flour onto the counter and flatten both doughs with a rolling pin. Place the second dough on top of the first. If you are having issues
- Roll the the dough mixture into a log and wrap it in wax paper or cellophane and allow it to rest
- Once its set, cut it into twenty four pieces and flatten each piece into a disk.
- Scoop half a tablespoon of ube jam/halaya onto each disk
- Pinch the ends in a circular patter or in a way that it covers the top
- Using a cookie cutter, you can flatten out the folded top to form the pancake like shape
- Brush each piece with egg wash
- Bake at 400 F for about 15-20 minutes or until the top is golden.