Flaky Cakes with Ham and Turnip Recipe

Outer Pastry

150 g

1/3 cup

Inner Pastry

150 g

90 g

Filling

150 g

3  tablespoons

1/2 teaspoon

1/4 teaspoon

250 g

1/4 teaspoon

1 teaspoon

Plain flour

Warm water

Plain flour

Lard

Ham

Diced chives

Sugar

Pepper

Turnip

Salt

Five-spice powder

Pastry -

• Sift the flour on to a table and make a well in the center.

• Add the warm water and knead into a smooth dough.

• Sift the flour on to the table and lightly press into a soft dough with the lard.

• Roll up both pieces of dough into long strips and cut each into 12 equal portions.

• Flatten a piece of outer pastry and wrap it in a piece of inner pastry.

• Carefully flatten into a long thin strip, then roll up.

• Repeat this process once more and press into a flat round.

Filling -

• Mince the ham.

• Peel, wash and shred the turnip, marinate with a little salt, then squeeze out the excess water.

• Mix the minced ham, shredded turnip, diced chives and all the seasoning together.

To complete  -

• Divide the filling into 12 equal portions.

• Wrap a portion of filling with a piece of pastry, draw the edges together, and seal securely.

• Flatten to about 0.5 cm thick with the sealed edge facing down.

• Repeat the same process with all the pastry and filling.

• Heat and grease a griddle.

• Shallow-fry the cakes over low heat until golden on both sides.

• Serve hot.