Hopia Mongo

Ingredients for Hopia Mongo

• 2 rolls ready-made flaky pastry
• 1 1/2 cups red adzuki beans
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg, beaten

How to cook Hopia Mongo

1. 1.Cover beans with water by about 2 inches, boil until soft, adding water as needed, then mash.
2. 2.Cook over low heat with sugar and butter until dissolved; stir in flour until a very thick paste forms, then cool.
3. 3.Thaw one pastry roll, halve it, wrap each half around half the filling, and chill the two filled rolls for 1 hour.
4. 4.Thaw remaining pastry, cut rounds, slice filled rolls into 1-inch pieces, and enclose each slice between pastry rounds, sealing edges.
5. 5.Brush with egg and bake in a greased pan at 200°C for 8 minutes per side. Cool before serving.