Chinese Wife Cake (Lo Paw Bang)
- Filling
- 250 g winter melon, strips, candied, chopped
- 60 g sesame seeds, toasted
- 65 g caster sugar
- 80 g glutinous-rice flour, cooked (koh fun)
- 120 ml water
- 2 tablespoons oil
- Water dough
- 150 g high-protein flour, sifted
- 150 g plain flour
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup
- 100 g shortening
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 150 ml water
- Oil dough
- 120 g plain flour, sifted
- 100 g shortening
- Glaze
- 1 egg, beaten with 1/8 tsp salt
- Preheat oven at 180u0b0C.
- Mix filling ingredients. Divide into 60g portions.
- Mix water dough ingredients. Set aside for 1/2 hour. Divide into as many pieces as there are filling portions.
- Mix flour and shortening. Place in plastic wrap and place in fridge for 1/2 hour. Divide into portions also.
- Wrap oil dough in water dough. Roll flat into round pieces.
- Place filling in dough and flatten. Brush egg glaze.
- Place cakes on greased cookie sheet and bake at 180C for 20-25 minutes.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chinese-wife-cake-lo-paw-bang-185732 (may not work)