traditional mooncake

Traditional Chinese mooncake with lotus paste and salted egg yolk.

Easy Mooncake Recipe

golden syrup

tsp lye water (kansui)

vegetable oil

cake flour

store-bought lotus paste (See note)

Egg wash to brush the mooncake

Mix golden syrup, lye water, and vegetable oil...

Mix golden syrup, lye water, and vegetable oil accurately in a mixing bowl.

Sieve the flour. Add all at once to...

Sieve the flour. Add all at once to the above mixture. 

Combine all the ingredients. 

Place the dough on a piece of cling...

Place the dough on a piece of cling wrap. Refrigerate for thirty minutes to let the dough relax. 

Wash the salted egg yolk with water to...

Wash the salted egg yolk with water to remove the white sticking to the yolk. Pat dry. 

Wrap the yolk with the lotus paste

Then roll it into a ball. Set aside. 

Roll out the pastry in between two plastic...

Roll out the pastry in between two plastic sheets or cling wraps. 

Remove the cling film on top, fold the...

Remove the cling film on top, fold the pastry toward the filling.

Pinch away the excess pastry where the pastry...

Pinch away the excess pastry where the pastry is double folded to ensure consistent thickness. 

Roll the mooncake with your palms to form...

Roll the mooncake with your palms to form a ball. 

Roll the mooncake on a surface dusted with...

Roll the mooncake on a surface dusted with flour. 

Plunge the piston of the mold to the...

Plunge the piston of the mold to the flour, and shake off the excess. 

Place the dough on the baking tray.

Put the mooncake mold on the dough and...

Put the mooncake mold on the dough and plunge the piston downward.  The dough will take the shape of the mold, and the pattern will be imprinted on the surface.

Bake it at the middle rack, 175°C/350°F top...

Bake it at the middle rack, 175°C/350°F top and bottom temperature for five minutes or until the surface starts to firm up.  

Remove the mooncake from the oven and brush...

Remove the mooncake from the oven and brush the surface of the mooncake with egg wash. 

Bake for another ten minutes or until golden...

Bake for another ten minutes or until golden brown.

Remove the cake from the oven to cool...

Remove the cake from the oven to cool at room temperature.

Transfer the mooncake to an airtight container and...

Transfer the mooncake to an airtight container and keep for three days before serve.

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Mooncake is the indispensable Chinese dessert served during the mid-autumn festival which falls on the 15th of August of the Chinese lunar calendar. This is the perfect time for me to pen down my mooncake recipe to share with you.

The truth is, making mooncakes does require some skill, and tedious if you start from scratch. Therefore, this mooncake recipe is about how to make the traditional Cantonese style mooncakes by using the ready-made filling, with simplified steps so that it's easy and time-saving. 

Recipe and cook's notes at:
https://tasteasianfood.com/mooncake-recipe/

Ingredients:
Dough:
60g golden syrup
1/4 tsp lye water (kansui)
24g vegetable oil
100g cake flour
Filling:
10 salted egg yolk
220g store-bought lotus paste (See note)
Egg wash to brush the mooncake

Instructions:
For the dough:
- Mix golden syrup, lye water, and vegetable oil accurately in a mixing bowl.
- Sieve the flour. Add all at once to the above mixture. 
- Combine all the ingredients. 
- Place the dough on a piece of cling wrap. Refrigerate for thirty minutes to let the dough relax. 
For the filling:
- Wash the salted egg yolk with water to remove the white sticking to the yolk. Pat dry. 
- Wrap the yolk with the lotus paste
- Then roll it into a ball. Set aside. 
Wrapping:
- Roll out the pastry in between two plastic sheets or cling wraps. 
- Remove the cling film on top, fold the pastry toward the filling.
- Pinch away the excess pastry where the pastry is double folded to ensure consistent thickness. 
- Roll the mooncake with your palms to form a ball. 
Baking:
- Roll the mooncake on a surface dusted with flour. 
- Plunge the piston of the mold to the flour, and shake off the excess. 
- Place the dough on the baking tray.
- Put the mooncake mold on the dough and plunge the piston downward.  The dough will take the shape of the mold, and the pattern will be imprinted on the surface.
- Bake it at the middle rack, 175°C/350°F top and bottom temperature for five minutes or until the surface starts to firm up.  
- Remove the mooncake from the oven and brush the surface of the mooncake with egg wash. 
- Bake for another ten minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove the cake from the oven to cool at room temperature.
- Transfer the mooncake to an airtight container and keep for three days before serve.

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