The traditional food of the Mid-autumn Festival is moon cake. The moon cake is round which signifies the whole family reunions. Chinese have the custom of eating the moon cake on the Mid-autumn Festival, at festival night. The taste of the Chinese moon cake is very delicious. The filling of the Chinese moon cake is generally lotus-nut, red bean, green beans and many others. the moon cake’s filling is fragrant and sweet.
Ingredients:
Water dough
•150 g all purpose flour
•50 g shortening
•15 g sugar
•50 ml water
Oil Dough
•150g all purpose flour
•100 g shortening
Filling:
300 g lotus seed paste
6 salted egg yolk (steamed till cook)
Method:
1.Mix all ingredients for water dough until it forms a soft dough. Let rest for 20 minutes then divide into 6 balls. Set aside.
2.For oil dough, mix all the ingredients then divide into 6 balls. Set aside.
3.Wrap water dough over oil dough, repeating with the rest of the balls.
4.Take one dough and roll out flat to about 1/8 inch thin. Once rolled out, roll up like a Swiss roll.
5.Roll out again and roll into a Swiss roll (altogether two times).
6. Measure about 30g lotus seed paste and wrap the steamed salted egg yolk .
7. Flatten the dough and roll into a circle, big enough to cover the filling.
8. Wrap the dough over the filling. You will get 6 moon cakes of about 2 1/2 inch diameter.
10. Bake at 100 degrees centigrade for 15-20 minutes.
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