hopia with ube filling

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Bakpia or Hopia (In Chinese means 'good pastry' - the name it is ... Ube hopia or hopyang ube is a variant of hopia from the Philippines which use purple yam. Hopia has thin flaky pastry traditionally filled with bean paste which I am not a fan of. 

I find Ube Halaya or puple yam jam a perfect filling for this pastry. Ube is very popular and personally I love everything with ube. 

This recipe is actually not hard to make. The process makes 2 dough that is rolled together which makes the crust flaky. So it is very important to follow that step. The dough for hopia is a little oily compared to a pie crust but that is what we want for hopia to achieve it's thin flaky crust. Delicious! 

On this recipe, I used my Ube Halaya or Purple yam jam recipe. To save time, you can also purchase a ready made Ube Jam in a bottle which readily available in the market. 

hopia with ube filling

Ingredients:
Dough#1:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 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 - my recipe

Egg Wash:

• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp water

Extra flour for kneading / rolling / shaping
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video below how to make hopiang ube/  ube hopia

Procedure:

• Preheat oven to 400 F.
• Combine dough # 1 to form a dough.
• Combine dough # 2. Use two forks or pastry blender to combine. Knead to form a dough.
• Flatten dough#1 with a rolling pin.
• Place dough#2 on top of dough#1 then flatten with a rolling pin. Sprinkle with flour if needed or if sticking.
• Roll and wrap with wax paper or food wrap.
• Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Allow to set.
• Cut the dough into equal portions to make a disc about  20 pieces.
• Flatten each disc. Place about 1/2 tbsp ube jam.​

• ​Gather all sides and seal.
• Place the dough into a round cookie cutter.
• Press to shape by using your fingers or palm of your hand.
• Remove from the cookie cutter and transfer to a tray lined with parchment paper.
• Brush with egg wash. 
• Bake at 400 F for about 15-20 minutes or until top is golden.
• Remove from oven.
• Serve warm.
• Enjoy.

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