Chinese Food
Cantonese lotus moon cake
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Another Mid Autumn Festival is coming. Moon cakes are necessary during the festival. You can make moon cakes by yourself to be healthier. Moreover, it is not difficult to operate them.
Cooking ingredients
Cooking Steps
Step1:First make the lotus seed filling. Soak the lotus seed for more than 4 hours in advance. Remove the lotus seed core. Otherwise, it will be very bitter. Then boil the lotus seeds until they are soft and rotten.
Step2:After the boiled lotus seeds are cooled, polish them with a cooking machine. Then put them in a non stick pot and start to fry them. Add peanut oil several times. Fry the water all the time. Try to fry them as dry as possible.
Step3:Start to make the crust. Add water to the conversion syrup and mix well. See the formation of small bubbles. Then add oil and mix well.
Step4:Sift in low gluten powder. You can also use moon cake special powder.
Step5:Mix well with silica gel scraper. Use 2 hours after waking up at room temperature. Don't refrigerate.
Step6:When you wake up, weigh the filling. The ratio of filling and skin is 8-2. What I do is press 7-3. Choose according to your preference.
Step7:Round the stuffing and put it into the moon cake mould to press out the shape.
Step8:Preheat 160 ℃ and put it into the middle layer of the oven. Bake for 5 minutes. Take out and air for 1 minute. Brush the yolk liquid on the surface. Bake at 150 ℃ for 20 minutes or so.
Step9:After the moon cake is baked, wait for two days to return the oil before eating. It's better to eat the moon cake with tea
Step10:Lotus seed is fragrant. It must be made of ice sugar. It's not sticky but ice sweet.
Cooking tips:The conversion syrup can be self-made or purchased. The self-made method is also very simple, but it needs to be done 3 days in advance. The effect is better when used. 50g moon cake mold used. The amount of this formula can make 18 moon cakes. There are skills in making delicious dishes.
