Thursday, September 16, 2010

TRADITIONAL MOONCAKE



This year i decided to do 4 types of mooncakes from my previous recipes . But at last i giveup Spiral Flaky Mooncake & wanted to try Traditional type. hehe :D It was my 1st attempt. Good result ....rite?





Bought some cute cartoon characters mould! Cute??? There are few characters... but i forgot to snap it ! Only left few for my girl. Others gave to my friends :D hehe

Here is the recipe :-

A
  • 300g syrup
  • 125g peanut oil
  • 1/2 tbsp alkaline
  • 2 tbsps flour

B

  • 450g flour

C

  • 1kg 300g white lotus paste
  • 50g melon seeds ( roasted )
  • 9 salted egg yolks ( steamed )
  1. Mix syrup, peanut oil, alkaline & flour together- combine well. Cover and let it rest for 4-6 hrs or overnight.
  2. Sift flour into a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in the syrup mixture. Use a rubber spatula to mix and form to a soft dough.
  3. Measure dough to 50g each & wrap with 150g lotus paste. Press into a floured mooncake mould. Knock & dislodge imprrinted mooncake. Place on tray & bake ina preheated oven at 160c for 10 minutes. Remove & cool. Egg wash mooncake & bake for another 15 minutes till golden.

~~ Mooncaes should not be eaten straight... kept for a few days to allow flavours to develop & the oil to seep out so skins will have a nice sheen~~


Happy Baking & 中秋节快乐


2 comments:

  1. The Hello Kitty mooncake mould is soo cute Janice! Can tell me where you bought it? Thanks! BTW, your mooncakes are soo nicely baked...too bad I didn't make any baked mooncakes this year. :P

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  2. Hello Bee Bee :D i bought it in s'ban bakery shop! But my sis Reese also juz bought it in PJ. We tried to mould with fondant... the result is nice too:D TQ so much for the compliment :D y no baking? no time? today i juz finished made agar-agar mooncake! hehe :D will make bing pi this coming sunday :D

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