Chinese Wife Cake (Lo Paw Bang) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Preheat oven at 180\u00b0C.
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.