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Flatbread, called Shao bing or Huo Shao in Chinese, is a traditional type of bread popular among kids throughout the east Asian country. Amazingly, Halloween candy can be used in the recipe. The word Shao means to burn, as the cooking technique required for flatbread is roasting the pre-made cakes on a flat pan over high heat.
Usually flatbread comes filled with sugar, sesame or bean paste fillings, but plain flatbread is also common for breakfast.
So what does this have to do with Halloween? Just melt your leftover candies to make the Sugar Flatbread, the most basic of these traditional Beijing snacks.
Usually people use brown sugar to make the filling, but melted candies make it into a Halloween seasonal specialty. Try melted chocolates too if you’d like.
Melt the candies in a small pot, adding a bit of water so that it will be easy to mix.
Pour the flour, baking powder, melted butter and yeast into a big bowel. Mix and then knead the dough while pouring the warm water slowly. When finished, place the dough in the bowl and cover with a lid.
Now make the candy or chocolate filling. Mix the melted candies or chocolates with olive oil and sesame butter, which can be found in any grocery store in your local Chinatown.
After 30 minutes, take out the dough. Use a rolling pin to make it into a thin, flat and square shape. Brush some olive oil over both sides. Spread your filling on one side of the dough, and take one third from either side, folding it so that it becomes a roll.
Cut the roll into small buns of about 2.5 inches in diameter. Push each bun with your palm so that it becomes flat. Again, brush olive oil on both sides of each piece of flatbread, and then top with sesame seeds.
Now we’ve come to the final step. Heat up a flat pan, and place the flatbread on it. Use low heat to roast them, about four minutes per side.
Enjoy your Halloween Chinese flatbread!
