How to make homemade mooncakes

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  1. Add 1.5 pounds of flour to cold water and mix into a dough, which should be the same softness and hardness as pancakes.This is water dough, cover it with a damp cloth and let it rest for an hour.

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  2.Add appropriate amount of cooking oil to 1 catties of flour and knead until the dough is formed.This is oil dough.Same as above.

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  3. Put an appropriate amount of cooking oil in the wok and cold pan, add flour, the oil and flour are about 1.5:1 , start frying the pastry.You must stir fry constantly to avoid burning the pan.Fry for about half an hour until it becomes like sesame paste.Let cool and set aside.

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  4. First roll the water dough into a sheet to wrap the oil dough, and then roll it into a large dough.After rolling out the dough, use a spatula to flatten the fried pastry onto the dough sheet.

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  5. Roll up from one side.

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  6. Roll into a long strip.Make 50g large and small dough.

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  7.Take a dough and roll it out, put in the filling and wrap it up.

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  8.This is packaged.

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  9. Place it in the mooncake mold and press it flat.Brush the mold with oil in advance to avoid adhesion.

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  10. Tap lightly on the chopping board, then flip it out.The prototype of the mooncake is ready.

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  11.The mooncakes taken out.

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  12. Brush oil on the electric pan, put the mooncakes in place, and start baking.Bake until golden brown on both sides.

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  13. Then stand up the mooncakes and stack them up, use an electric baking pan or a pan to grill the sides.Stop turning.

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  14. It is done when it is almost golden brown on all sides.

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  15. It’s out!

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  16. Crispy home-made mooncakes will take you back to your childhood.