Piaya

For the ingredients

1 1/4 cup muscavado sugar

3/4 cup plain flour

1 1/2 tbsp oil

3 tbsp cold water

For the dough

2 cups of flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup vegetable shortening

7 tbsp water

sesame seed, as needed

1. Using a whisk mix the muscavado sugar just a little bit just to break large chunks of sugar (you will not be able to break all the chunks)

2. Add the flour and mix. 

3. Add the oil.

4. Add cold water and continue to mix until it comes together . ( the filling should be sticky , soft but able to hold its shape) Video has been provided as for your reference. 

5. Sprinkle flour into  cling wrap and dump the piaya filling in here, roll the filling into a log and wrap it with the cling wrap. Set aside in the fridge. 

Dough 

Combine flour and salt, give it a mix then add the vegetable shortening.

Using a pastry blender or 2 forks, cut and mix the flour and shortening until it looks like wet sand.

Add water a tablespoon at a time, checking the consistency of the dough, it need to come together and form a ball. ( light kneading is required.)

Form the dough into a log and cover with cling wrap let it rest in the fridge for 20-30 minutes. 

To assemble the Piaya:

Divide the dough about 22 g  each ( you can make as little or as big as you like)

Form the dough into a ball and slightly flatten it to fit in the filling. 

Get about 1 tbsp of the filling form it into a ball . 

Enclose the muscavado filling with the dough just like when you are making dumplings or siopao. 

Sprinkle a little bit of sesame seed and flour on your work surface. 

Using a rolling pin flatten the dough into a disk as thinly as you possibly can. Make sure that the dough is grabbing a little bit of the sesame seed. 

To cook the piaya you can use a barbique  griddle or a pan with a flat surface make sure that it is non stick. Cook each side of Piaya about 1-2 minutes or until you see a little bit of browning. 

Enjoy and hope the instructions is clear enough. 

Video has been provided for reference.

Have a great day cooking :D

Love

MY SWEET AMBITIONS :D