Bakpia

   

Snacks from Jogyakarta is actually not really from Jogyakarta, but it is a combination of Chinese influence that existed in Jogyakarta in the 1940s.  Initially Bakpia was sold with pork stuffing, the skin was also made from lard and wheat flour. This confectionery cannot be accepted by the surrounding community because generally they do not consume food which comes from porks. 

Therefore, many materials are changed and replaced with other materials. Like green beans, coconuts , chocolate or others taste sweet for stuffing and the skin is made without using ingredients from pork products.

And it's work, many people's like this snacks.  Now Bakpia has a trade mark  snacks from Jogyakarta.

To making this snacks it's easy but you need passion to make it done. We have 3 procees to make it, first : making dough, filling and baking.

Here the recipe :

A
200 grams flour
50  grams margarine 
50 ml cold water
1 tsp vegetable oil

Mix all ingredients until mixture and let sit a refrigerator for 30  minutes.Devide for 20 pcs.

B
100 grams flour
75 grams margarine
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbs cystal sugar


Mix all ingredients until mixture and let sit a refrigerator for 30  minutes. Devide for 20 pcs.

Filling:
200 grams green beans, peel
200 grams crystal sugar
200 ml coconut milk
1 tsp salt

Soak green beans for 3 hours, then cook with coconut milk, when it soft feel sugar and salt. Cook until mixture and making cool.

Finished:
1. Fill A dough to B and rolled it  (try not to leak the dough) and repeat it for twice.
2. Rolled the dough until it's circular and the fill the filling, close the dough with carefully.
3. Baked for 20 minutes and  turn back for twice

Enjoyed........