Recipe#25707

Title: Bo-pe - China

From:  "A World Of Good Eating"

Yield: 6 servings
 
  1 1/2 c  Warm water
      4 c  Flour
      1 ts Salt
      2 tb Melted shortening
      2 tb Sugar
           Dough:
      1    Package yeast
 
  Sift the flour, sugar and salt together in a large
  bowl and hollow out the center.  Pour the yeast which
  has been dissolved in the warm water into the hollow.
  Add the melted shortening and mix well together.
  
  Knead lightly on a floured board until the dough is
  smooth and elastic. Then place in a greased bowl,
  cover with a sheet of waxed paper and set to rise at
  room temperature about 3 hours.
  
  Oil your hands and the board with salad oil and divide
  the dough into 24 small workable portions. Press out
  with the hands and then roll with rolling pin until
  each piece is about 4 inches in diameter.
  
  Drop good full tablespoons of filling (recipe follows)
  onto each piece of dough, then draw up the edges
  around the filling and make into a ball. Press the
  edges together and turn so the seams are underneath.
  Let rise double.
  
  These can be baked or fried or steamed on a rack.
  However you choose to cook them, they are very
  delicious.
  
  Bake at 400 degrees 20 minutes - Fry in deep fat at
  375 degrees - Steam over boiling water 30 minutes
  
  SWEET FILLING:  1 package pitted dates 1/3 cup pecans
  or almonds 1/3 cup orange marmalade Rind of 1 lemon
  grated
  
  MEAT FILLING:   1/2 lb lean ground beef or pork 1/4 lb
  chopped mushroom stems (Stuff caps later) 2 large ribs
  celery minced salt and pepper to taste
  
  MAKE YOUR OWN:  Try making your own fillings using
  these approximate proportions, with bits of meat and
  vegetables you have on hand.  Prunes, apricots and
  raisins for the sweet ones.