Kitchen Corner

Coconut MooncakeMy very first attempt on making nyonya kuih which I by no means feel of carrying out it prior to as I could simply get a much better texture kuih from Bangawan Solo. Numerous view the mooncake hidden messages to be a precursor to the modern day day fortune cookie. Store the mooncakes in an airtight container for 2 days to release oil” – the mooncake skins will become shiny, soft, and supple, and it’s at this point that they are meant to be enjoyed. Mooncake festival is celebrated by the Chinese all over the world on the 15th of the lunar eight month (for the year 2014, it falls on 8 September).

I still sharing the Carol’s filling recipe here, if you choose not milky filling like me, you may well refer to my old recipe. The cooked glutinous rice flour is a binder and assists the filling to stick collectively. Subsequently I have also created gula melaka (palm sugar) with coconut jelly mooncakes and mango jelly mooncakes. Also, the recipe that I employed had a slightly various ratio of flour to water and icing sugar.

In Malaysia, the local individuals came up with a really distinctive fruit mooncake which became a massive hit with the Chinese neighborhood – the durian mooncake – which combines the robust aromatic and cheese-like pulp of the durian and the sweet and delicate texture of the mooncake. It is also the most commonly observed variety of mooncake in North America and several Western nations.

The second challenge is to get just enough dough and filling to fill the mooncake mould completely. For the jelly shell, repeat measures 1 and two, but double the quantity of agar-agar mixture you make. Put kitchen paper on leading to protect against any condensed water dropped on the mooncake surface. Location the mooncake balls onto a big baking tray and seal it with plastic wrap. In a saucepan, combine the rice, coconut milk, milk, brown sugar, ginger, salt, and the syrup from the lychees. After the very first attempt, I attempted the second batch employing plain color sweet potato with pandan juice for the green color.

I got the all the mooncake jelly moulds (which includes the mock egg yolk mould) from Ng Meng Huat in JB. Not sure if you can find it in other bakeware shops in Singapore. I wanted to share them anyway, since you can use them to develop your own mooncake recipe. Hi Phong Hong, utilizing fresh grated coconut for this paste tends to make it even far more fragrant, moist and sweet. How to prepare cooked glutinous rice flour: Simply cook the flour in a frypan devoid of any oil more than medium-low heat, stirring sometimes.