Chinese Wife Cake (Lo Paw Bang)
At a Glance
- Prep
- 20 minutes
- Cook
- 20 minutes
- Total
- 40 minutes
- Servings
- 12 serving(s)
Categories
- Breads
- Dessert
- Snacks
- Asian
- Cantonese
- Chinese
- Baked
Allergens
- Sesame
- Wheat
- Egg
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 12. Current scale: 1x.
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Equipment
Oven, mixing bowls, plastic wrap, rolling pin, baking sheet
Ingredients
- 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
- 1 egg, beaten with 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
Preheat oven at 180°C.
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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