1. List of materials. I made 6 moon cakes of 75 grams, and made 34 in total. The main reason is that the filling is not enough, and the dough is estimated to be enough for 10 pieces.
2. Tools needed: moon cake mold + flower slice, oven, electronic gram scale, measuring cup, rubber spatula, brush (wool brush is the top, preferably not with silicone brush), egg yolk separator, screen, tin foil, plastic wrap.
3. Soak the egg yolk in vegetable oil for later use to remove the fishy smell. I use vacuum packed egg yolks, or salted duck egg yolks.
4. Pour the weighed syrup into a large bowl, and then add the weighed ghee to the syrup little by little. The taste of the mixture of ghee and syrup is very sweet.
5. Stir while adding ghee. When stirring, I can feel the smell of ghee syrup around me~
6. Add liquid water. Because all the ingredients I bought are just used up, there is no need to weigh them. If the ingredients are not just right, don't squeeze them directly in, but weigh them accurately.
7. Continue to stir evenly. But in fact, it is really difficult to even out, just do your best.
8. Add the sifted flour. I use moon cake flour and Xiaoyue uses all-purpose flour (normal flour), both are ok. Mix the flour and syrup mixture evenly by cutting and mixing. Do not stir in a circle to avoid the flour's strength and affect the taste.
9. After mixing, you can start kneading the dough and form a soft dough with a smooth surface. Don't knead the dough too much, just make it into a dough.
10. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for one hour. The standard for making noodles is three lights: hand light, face light, and basin light. Obviously I did not meet the standard...
11. Prepare the filling while relaxing the dough. I prepared six kinds of fillings, the tastes are all amazing and there are woody (╯V╰). The texture of Wuren is similar to gum, which is very distinctive. The rest of the filling... is the texture of the filling.
12. Weigh the filling, and remember to include the weight of the egg yolk if there is a package of egg yolk. The ratio of 75g moon cakes is 23g crust + 52g filling.
13. Take the white lotus seed paste egg yolk as an example. Knead the white lotus seed paste into a ball first.
14. Then pinch the sphere into a groove shape.
15. Place the egg yolk in the middle. It is best to ensure that the egg yolk is placed in the middle, otherwise the egg yolk will be easily exposed during embossing.
16. One hand gently presses the egg yolk with your fingers, and the other hand pushes the lotus seedling up from the bottom up.
17. seal. Is it a bit like shaomai ==.
18. Gently knead it into a round shape~ If there is no egg yolk, just knead the filling into a round shape.
19. The fillings are all pinched. Wuren is so cute (/≧▽≦)/.
20. After almost an hour, the dough can be taken out.
21. The weighed dough is 23g. In contrast, such a small dough (front) has to cover such a large filling (back).
22. The dough is rounded and flattened.
23. Put the filling in the center and slowly push the dough until the filling is completely covered.
24. After the stuffing is wrapped, roll it into a round shape. It is better to wrap the crust evenly. It is easier to pack pure fillings. If egg yolks are added to the fillings, it will be more difficult to push the dough (the egg yolks and fillings are not firmly bonded, they are easy to move or even split, so be careful.
25. Brush the inside of the moon cake mold with oil, otherwise it will stick to the mold. At this time, the oven can be preheated at the same time.
26. Put the wrapped moon cake dough in it. Or just cover the dough on the table.
27. To buckle on the table, hold the mold slightly with your hand to prevent the mold from sliding when exerting force to affect the pattern.
28. Press hard~Because the bottom of my baking pan is not flat, I press it on the table before putting it into the baking pan. If the bottom of the bakeware is flat and can be pressed directly on the bakeware, there is no need to move the pressed mooncakes twice.
29. After pressing it, the bottom looks like this~ you can pick it up without falling off.
30. Gently press the spring to push the flower piece to push out the formed moon cake.
31. Place them on the baking tray, leaving a little space between each mooncake. Put the baking tray into the preheated oven, 180°, middle level, and bake for 5 minutes.
32. Use an egg yolk separator to separate one egg yolk, 2 egg yolks and 1 scoop of egg whites, whipped evenly for use.
33. After a few minutes, take out the moon cake and carefully brush a thin layer of egg liquid on the top of the moon cake with a brush. The egg liquid should be thin and even, otherwise the baked pattern is not clear.
34. I used a silicone brush and replaced it with a hair brush. The silicone brush is too difficult to handle. If you don’t have a brush, buy one. Silicone brushes can’t replace them.
35. The appearance of the egg wash. Remember to reheat the oven at this time.
36. Continue to bake for 15-20 minutes. The mooncakes are evenly colored and ready to be pulled out of the oven. It looks pretty decent (/≧▽≦)/. 【If there is egg yolk, it is recommended to lower the temperature slightly (about 170°), and bake it for a longer time (20min) so that the yolk can be heated through.
37. The crust of the mooncake just baked is relatively dry, so let it cool thoroughly and cover it to return to the oil for a day or two. The surface will be oily after returning the oil. Plastic wrap or other boxes with lids are fine, as long as they are covered, they do not have to be sealed.
38. This is what it looks like after returning to the oil.
39. Cut a piece of white lotus seed paste and egg yolk for breakfast~ it tastes so good> <.
40. Pack it and prepare to deliver the Mid-Autumn Mooncakes in the afternoon~ Hahaha.
41. Paste the name of the filling on the back. [If the baked mooncakes do not have exactly one filling per plate, it is best to press a small piece of paper with the name of the filling under each mooncake. I thought I would remember it, but it turns out that two days later the plate of chestnut filling and cranberry filling was not marked, I can't tell it at all. Don't be lazy.
42. This is the panoramic view. ~ Huh, finally finished pulling.
43. Thanks for watching. Let's do it together. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival mua. ~
