[ARTIKEL] 04 Feb 2022

What is Bakpia?

Bakpia or hopia is a pastry cake from Fujian (China) with a flat round shape made of wheat flour with various variants of contents inside. Bakpia skin is made from a mixture of sugar and salt which is stirred with water until smooth and then formed into a dough by adding flour.

The process of making bakpia is by baking it at a temperature of around 180 degrees Celsius for approximately 15-20 minutes. Bakpia baking process needs to be reversed so that both sides are cooked evenly and have the same color between the top and bottom.

Interesting facts about Bakpia that you need to know are

• not authentic Yogyakarta food.
• His real name is not Bakpia but named Tou Luk Pia.
• Had not received a positive response from the community.
• Designated as a cultural heritage.
• Use of Numbers as Bakpia Brands.
• Never got a MURI record.

In 2020 Bakpia was awarded the MURI record because it was made with a giant size, namely with a diameter of 2.6 meters and has a circumference of 8.25 meters. This giant bakpia is on display at the Monument 1 Maret Yogyakarta.

Currently Bakpia is one of the typical souvenirs of the Yogyakarta region and has become a hallmark of the city after gudeg. The number of tourists who come to the city of Yogyakarta makes Bakpia souvenirs selling well in the city of Yogyakarta.

Another fact that currently exists is that Bakpia, which has many fans and at the same time, has a variety of flavors. Besides the mascot filling, Bakpia filled with green beans, currently Bakpia has been adapted to modern food trends. There are various types of bakpia fillings, such as:

• Bakpia - Cheese
• Bakpia - Chocolate
• Bakpia - Black glutinous rice
• Bakpia - Filling
• Bakpia - Sweet potato
• Bakpia - Durian
• Bakpia - Matcha
• Bakpia - Greentea
• Bakpia - Tiramisu

Type - Type of Bakpia

There are two types of bakpia currently being sold in the market, namely dry Bakpia and wet Bakpia. The difference between dry and wet bakpia is that when you hold it, dry bakpia must be roasted longer with a large and stable fire and it needs to be turned over so that it cooks more evenly. However, if the bakpia is wet, it is baked briefly to get a certain level of doneness.

Another difference between dry bakpia and wet bakpia is in their shelf life. Generally dry bakpia can last up to 10 days while wet bakpia can only be stored between 4 to five days.

Currently, there is also a new variant of bakpia, namely the type of steamed bakpia. Judging from the name alone can be guessed right? that this bakpia is cooked through a steaming process aka it is not baked using an oven. Bakpia Kukus currently has a variety of filling variants, such as:

• Bakpia Klepon
• Bakpia chocolate brownies
• Bakpia cheese brownies.

So, those are some facts about Bakpia that you need to know, hopefully it can add to our insight about Bakpia more deeply. If you haven't had time to go on vacation to Jogja yet, here we share a Bakpia recipe that you can try to make yourself at home.

Create a warm holiday atmosphere in Jogja by presenting a healthy dish of Bakpia Pathok.

Skin Ingredients:

• 50 gr Mamaco Crystal
• 250 gr Wheat flour
• 5 gr fermipan
• 1 bt egg yolk
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 90 ml warm water
• 1 tsp salt

Ingredients:

• 250 gr peeled green beans
• 65 ml coconut milk
• 100 gr sugar
• 2 pandan leaves
• 1/ 2 tsp salt

Preparation Method:

1. Mix flour, yeast, sugar, egg yolk then add water little by little. Knead until smooth
2. Enter Mamaco Crystal and salt then stir the ingredients until the dough becomes smooth.
3. Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
4. Prepare the contents (peeled green beans that have been steamed and finely ground) then divide the green beans and make a round shape, select each part of the green beans.
5. Divide the dough into 25 parts then form a round for each part.
6. Take the dough that has been rounded then enter the contents and shape the dough again.
7. Oven dough at 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
8. Turn the dough over and oven again for 15 minutes.
9. Once cooked, remove the bakpia and let it cool before serving.

Good luck trying the latest recipe from Mamaco Moms Healthy Serving. Awaiting Mamaco's sharing of family warmth portraits.