How To Make Ube Hopia
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A traditional dessert from the Philippines, ube hopias are small pastry cakes with a flaky crust and a creamy ube filling. Learn how to make these sweet treats from scratch!
Ube FIlling
For the filling, use ube halaya, a sweet creamy "jam" of Filipino purple yams. You can get it online or make it yourserlf following our recipe below!
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Water Dough
Mix the dough ingredients in the recipe below to make the "water dough".
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Oil Dough
Then, mix flour with oil to make the "oil dough", which replaces butter in the classic hopia puff pastry dough.
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Spread & Fold
Spread the oil dough over the water dough and fold, sealing the edges.
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Lamination
Fold and roll the dough to laminate the oil and water dough layers. Repeat 3 times, chilling the dough in the fridge between rounds.
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Cut Out Squares
Roll out the dough one more time, cut it into squares, and flatten them into thin dough wrappers.
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Fill The Hopias
Fill each wrapper with ube halaya, fold the dough over, and shape the hopia cake with the help of a small cup.
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Bake
Bake the ube hopias seam side up, then flip them, and keep baking until golden and crusty.
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And Enjoy!
Savour these delicious pastry cakes warm or cold with an iced tea or a tropical smoothie!