A Thousand Layered pastry

Wedding Pia (Recipe adapted from Yochana)

Ingredients:

Water Dough:

100g Plain flour
20g icing sugar
50g shortening
40g water + some red colouring (mix together)

Oily Dough:

80g Plain flour
40g shortening

Filling:
Red bean paste

Method:
1. Mix water dough together till smooth & then rest for 20mins.
2. Mix oily together & divide into 8 portions.
3. Divide water dough into 8 portions.
4. Wrap oily dough with the water dough. Oily dough inside & outside is the water dough.
5. Roll out into a tongue / oval shape and roll like a swiss roll. Repeat this process another time. Then let it rest for 5mins.
6. Roll out the dough into a round shape, wrap up with red bean paste & seal tightly. Place on the table & flatten it using your palm slightly.
7. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top.
8. Bake at 180C for about 25 mins.