Wife Cake (老婆饼)
老婆饼
Wife Cake (老婆饼) — Cantonese Dim SumGuangdong (English) home cooking.
Total time: 50 min Yield: 8 servings Category: Chinese home cooking
Ingredients
- Low-protein flour (cake flour)
- Winter melon paste (冬瓜蓉)
- White sugar
- Lard or shortening
- Water
- White sesame seeds
- Egg yolk (for wash)
Instructions
- Make dough: mix flour, lard, water. Knead until smooth. Rest 30 minutes covered. (Dough should be soft, like earlobe, not stiff)
- Prepare filling: if winter melon paste is dry, warm with sugar and 10ml water until spreadable. (Filling should be glossy and hold shape, not runny)
- Divide dough into 8 pieces. Roll each into circle. Place filling, wrap like dumpling, seal well. (Seam must be completely sealed — any crack = leaking during baking)
- Place seam-side down. Brush with water, press sesame seeds on top. Make 3 shallow slashes on top. (Slashes should be shallow — deep cuts will leak filling)
- Brush with egg yolk. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 20-22 minutes until golden. (Pastry should puff and turn light golden — dark = burnt sugar)
