How to make Cantonese mooncakes

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  1.Prepare the raw materials;

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  2.Convert Pour syrup, olive oil, and water into a cooking bowl, stir with a manual egg beater, and mix evenly;

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  3.Sift in the flour;

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  4.Use a spatula to stir the flour Mix with the mixture to form a dough;

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  5. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for more than an hour.This step is to wake up the dough;

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  6. When making 50g mooncakes, the ratio of skin to filling is generally 2 :3 is more suitable, that is, 20g of pie crust and 30g of filling.Because I personally prefer thinner mooncakes, my crust is 20g and filling is 25g.In fact, you can choose 25-30g of stuffing.The difference made in this way is mainly in the thickness of the mooncakes;

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  7.Put the dough and fillings Divide into 10 portions (this recipe can make 10 50g mooncakes);

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  8. Take a piece of cake skin, place it between the palms of your hands, and press it into a small circle;

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  9. Use your other hand to press the edge of the cake to double the area;

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  10. Take a piece of filling and place it in the middle of the pie crust, making it easy for your mouth to wrap the filling in the same way as making steamed buns and glutinous rice balls;

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  11.As shown in the picture below;

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  12.Select Use a mooncake mold you like, press out the mooncakes on a greased baking sheet;

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  13.Put a corresponding number of mooncakes according to the size of your oven, and do not crowd the mooncakes too much;

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  14.Preheat the oven to 180°C and bake the mooncakes for 5 minutes to set;

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  15.At this time, separate an egg and use only the yolk;

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  16.After 5 minutes, oven 170 Preheat at high temperature, brush the surface of the mooncakes with egg yolk liquid while preheating.What needs to be noted at this time is not to brush too much egg yolk liquid on the surface of each mooncake.The method is to dip a brush into the egg yolk liquid, then scrape the edge of the container a few times before brushing;

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  17.After the oven is preheated, bake at 170°C for another 8-10 minutes.Once the mooncakes are colored, you can take them out;

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  18.The mooncakes are ready after taking them out of the oven;