DELICIOUS HOPIA AND HOW TO MAKE IT PLUS VIDEO
Hopia is a famous Filipino dessert which is sold everywhere in the stores in the Philippines. This is more famous for "pasalubong " or souvenir as present to friends. It usually wrap in a bow or tight plastic wrapper.It has flaky crust and soft sweet filling which is usually made of bean paste.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: FILIPINO
DOUGH 1
- 1 1/2 All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening Baking Sticks
DOUGH 2
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil or canola oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
FILLING
- 16 oz Mung Beans Pre cooked and softened
- 1/2 cup condensed milk
- 1 cup sugar
FILLING PREPARATION
Cook the Mung Beans with 10 cups of water and let boil and soft enough to mash. In my case, I slow cooked the 16 oz Mung Beans with 10 cups water overnight and drain the water.
After removing the excess water I added the condensed milk and sugar and I transferred the cooked Mung Beans in a medium sized pot and cook in a medium heat until dry. Keep on watching this phase because the cook Mung Beans tend to stick at the bottom, so keep on stirring.
When the excess water has completely evaporated, let cool and refrigerate for easy handling.
THERE WILL BE EXTRA FILLING LEFT, JUST PUT IT IN A SEALED CONTAINER AND SEAL FOR NEXT USE.
FOR DOUGH 1
Mix all of the ingredients until a crust forms. Set aside AND PREPARE
DOUGH 2.
Mix all of the the ingredients until an elastic dough will form.
Flatten dough and put dough 1 on top.
Spread dough 1 on top of dough 2 and gently flatten with a rolling pin.
Roll into a tube and wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
WHEN READY:
Preheat oven at 350 F.
Divide Hopia into 15 pieces.
Flatten Hopia dough and put the cooked filling in the middle.
Folld the sides just as shown in the video and mold with a medium sized cookie cutter or Biscuit mold.
Brush top with egg wash and Bake Hopia for 25 minutes until the top is golden in color.