Mooncakes are traditional Chinese cakes made during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated in China, Vietnam, and other countries in Asia. Mooncakes are usually round, made in special molds, and have a sweet filling, usually made from lotus seed or red bean paste. This recipe will make 12 mooncakes.
Ingredients
Skin Dough
- Flour (100 g)
- Ash water or kie water (½ tsp)
- Golden syrup (60 g)
- Vegetable oil (28 g)
Contents
- Lotus seed paste or red bean paste (420 g)
- Cooking wine (cooking wine) rose aroma (1 tsp)
- Egg yolk (6, half for each mooncake)
Egg Spread
- Egg Yolk (1)
- Egg white (2 tbsp)
Step
Method 1 of 3: Making Traditional Mooncakes
Step 1. Mix the ingredients to make the skin dough
Mix the ash water, golden syrup, and vegetable oil, then add the sifted flour slowly. Once mixed, these ingredients will form a dough. Cover the dough with plastic and let it rest for at least 3 hours.
Step 2. Prepare the egg yolks for salting
Separate the yolk and egg white. Place the egg yolks in the pan and steam for 10 minutes on medium heat. Give salt. Set aside to cool. Make sure the yolks are cool before you continue with the mooncake process. Divide each egg yolk in half.
Once the egg yolks are dry, put them in a bowl and mix with the cooking wine. Remove from bowl and let dry. You can also dry it with kitchen paper
Step 3. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius
While waiting for the oven to heat up, divide the lotus seed or red bean paste into 12 equal parts and form into balls.
Step 4. Divide the dough into 12 equal parts
Shape the dough into a round and then flatten it.
Step 5. Shape the moon cake
Each mooncake consists of a dough ball of skin, one ball of lotus seed or red bean paste, and half a salted egg yolk. Make a hole in the lotus seed or red bean paste, then put the egg yolk in it. Make the egg yolks completely covered by the lotus seed or red bean paste.
- Repeat this process, wrapping the lotus seed or red bean paste balls (with egg yolk inside) with the skin mixture.
- Repeat this entire process for each moon cake. You will get 12 mooncakes.
Step 6. Spray the mooncake mold with nonstick spray
Gently press each mooncake into the mould. Remove the moon cake from the mold, then place it on a flat baking sheet (baking sheet). Put all the mooncakes in the oven, and wait 10-12 minutes.
- While the mooncakes are baking, make the egg glaze. Beat the egg whites and yolks, then strain.
- Remove the mooncakes from the oven after about 5 minutes and then brush them with the beaten egg. Put the mooncakes back in the oven until they are golden brown.
Method 2 of 3: Trying to Make a Moon Cake in a Modern Style
Step 1. Use a different fill
Mooncakes can be filled with different types of fillings. In addition to the traditional mooncake filled with lotus seed or red bean paste, you can try the following variations:
- Five grains, consisting of five different types of nuts and seeds but usually consisting of walnuts, pumpkin seeds, or peanuts
- Jujube paste, which is a paste of jujube fruit (bidara)
- Green bean paste or black bean potato paste
- No egg inside, it's just red bean paste
- Fruit jams, such as melon, pineapple, and lychee.
- Seafood (such as oysters or shark)
Step 2. Make a moon cake with “snow skin”
Here's another way to make mooncake crust dough. Mix 100 grams of glutinous rice flour, 90 grams of powdered sugar, 30 grams of white butter (shortening), and 50 grams of cold water, add water little by little. You can also add food coloring if you want. This dough is different from regular mooncakes in that it is softer, almost like moci.
Step 3. Use another mold
Don't use traditional mooncake molds. You can buy molds online or at a pastry shop that has prints with creative and modern patterns. You can also shape mooncakes in various shapes to fit the shape of your chosen mold.
Method 3 of 3: Serving the Mooncake
Step 1. Place the mooncakes in an airtight container
Once the mooncakes are dry and cool on a cooling rack, place the mooncakes in an airtight container. Wait a day or two before enjoying the moon cake. Mooncakes that have been left to stand will feel soft and look shiny.
Step 2. Enjoy mooncakes with Chinese tea
Mooncakes go great with tea. Try to enjoy mooncakes with vanilla tea with a little spice added.
Step 3. Enjoy mooncakes for dessert
Mooncakes are a sweet and delicious snack, so they are best enjoyed as a dessert. You can cut it in half or cut it even smaller if the cake is too much to eat in one sitting.
Step 4. Make a moon cake as a gift
Mooncakes, even homemade ones, are usually packaged in small boxes as gifts. Buy a small box at a craft store or online, then put a moon cake in the box to give to friends and family.
