Chinese Wife Cake (lo Paw Bang)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 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
• 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
• 120 g plain flour, sifted
• 100 g shortening
• 1 egg, beaten with 1/8 tsp salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven at 180°c.
• 2 mix filling ingredients. divide into 60g portions.
• 3 mix water dough ingredients. set aside for 1/2 hour. divide into as many pieces as there are filling portions.
• 4 mix flour and shortening. place in plastic wrap and place in fridge for 1/2 hour. divide into portions also.
• 5 wrap oil dough in water dough. roll flat into round pieces.
• 6 place filling in dough and flatten. brush egg glaze.
• 7 place cakes on greased cookie sheet and bake at 180c for 20-25 minutes.