For daily Studio Snacks updates such as upcoming posts, ideas & tricks and an incomprehensible amount of fried egg posts, please stick to me over at my Instagram: @studiosnacks ! It looks a bit dark in colour, like lotus seed paste, but there’s no discernable cheese or tea flavour, though undoubtedly bits of desiccated coconut in the finish to give some texture to the otherwise neutral-tasting mooncake. Make sure the portion exactly where the skin connects (or I like to get in touch with it the ‘ugly’ aspect) is at the base of the mooncake.
Chewy mooncake crusts are created using a mixture of thick sugar syrup, lye water (枧水, sodium carbonate (碱面 Na2CO3), flour, and oil, therefore providing this crust its wealthy taste and a chewy but tender texture. Or, you can buy a snowskin mooncake skin powder mix (冰皮月饼粉) from Taobao – there are stores that specialize in DIY baking, and you can acquire this mix, molds and the fillings extremely cheaply. Pal, as soon as ur engine commence u went into higher level skill mooncake ah?haha…. We only at beginner and entry level le….!
But at that time I did not bother browsing for other variations of the recipe till I saw this video lately, which utilizes a approach that’s unique: steaming. Roll the ball into a slightly oblong shape so that it is much easier to be placed into the mooncake mould. Now, wrap the custard filling with the pandan lotus seed paste making sure even covering and no air pockets once again. Lift the mooncake mold off the table and use the plunger to push the mooncake out.
The InterContinental Singapore’s 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition (S$105) involves their newest limited edition baked maple-glazed Shanghai mooncake with single yolk. The lesser skin you use, the a lot more filling you’re going to need to have, the additional mooncakes you will be capable to make with this recipe. I created the desiccate coconut myself by roasting the fresh coconut in the oven more than slow heat. It assists promote malliard reaction (crisping and browning in baked goods), enable the flour to absorb water far better and tends to make the final item far more chewy. My initially attempt in making jelly mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn festival celebration.
Yunnan -style mooncake: Also recognized as t’ to the residents, its distinctive feature is the combination of several flours for the dough, and involves rice flour , wheat flour , and buckwheat flour. To make pandan water, boil 4 cups water with 8 pandan leaves (we reduce them up into smaller pieces and wash them well before making use of) for about 10-15 minutes. I never like the egg yolk that is traditionally portion of the mooncake filling, so the ones I picked have been all egg yolk-free.
