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Mooncakes are an essential gift for family reunions during the festive season. Instead of buying ready-made mooncakes, why not try making them at home? It not only carries special meaning but also eliminates concerns about food safety.
Many people have fallen ill due to poor-quality mooncakes, leading to serious food poisoning. With the following methods of making mooncakes, you won't have to worry about this issue anymore. Let's get started!
1. How to Make Mooncakes with Mung Bean Filling
1.1 Ingredients Needed for Making Mung Bean Mooncakes
- Mung beans: 400g;
- Whipping cream: 100ml;
- Coconut milk or unsweetened fresh milk: 100ml;
- Sugar: 110ml; - Salt: 1/3 teaspoon salt.
1.2 Steps for Making Green Bean Mooncakes
Step 1: Soak green beans for about 3 hours or overnight. Then, rinse thoroughly and steam until cooked.
Step 2: While green beans are still hot, blend with coconut milk + sugar + salt in a blender until smooth. Pour the mashed green beans into a pan or pot along with whipping cream. Then proceed with green bean filling method. Place it on low heat until the beans form a non-stick lump. Turn off the heat. It's advisable to cook for about 30 minutes. Let the green beans cool before wrapping them into cakes.
Let the green beans cool before wrapping them into cakes
Step 3: Weigh the filling balls about 100 grams each, large or small as you like. Then, round and smooth the surface before placing them into the mooncake mold, press firmly, then gently remove the cake. Just a few simple steps of making green bean mooncakes and you'll have a delicious and beautifully presented green bean mooncake to treat your family.
The finished product of making green bean mooncakes
2. How to Make Assorted Mooncakes
1.1 Ingredients Needed for Making Assorted Mooncakes
- Wheat flour: 150g;
- Softened butter: 4g;
- Cooking oil: 40ml;
- Sugar syrup: 110g;
- Salt: 1/6 teaspoon;
- Egg yolks: ½ Part of filling
- Sweet lard: 50g;
- Candied lotus seeds: 50g;
- Candied pumpkin: 70g;
- Sliced lime leaves: 2 leaves;
- Lightly fried sausage sliced thinly: 2 sticks;
- Five-spice powder: ½ tablespoon;
- Regular liquor or water: 50ml;
- Roasted glutinous rice flour: 40g;
- Pumpkin seeds: 50g;
- Roasted cashews: 70g;
- Roasted peanuts: 40g;
- Toasted sesame seeds: 15g;
- Mooncake syrup: 30g;
For the glazing: Take 1/2 egg yolk, 1 tablespoon fragrant liquor or a bit of water, a little yellow and red food coloring dissolved in a small bowl, sift through a strainer for smoothness.
1.2 Steps for Making Assorted Mooncakes
Step 1: Soften the butter, mix with sugar syrup, oil, salt, and egg yolk in a bowl until well combined. Then sift in the flour, wear gloves to knead for a few minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic, completing the mooncake crust-making method. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for about 1 hour.
Step 2: Put all the candied and nut ingredients into a small food processor. Then transfer to a bowl and mix with the remaining ingredients. Knead the filling gently until it becomes cohesive. If the filling seems dry, you can add a little liquor or water, or additional syrup if the sweetness is not enough.
Blend the filling ingredients into a paste
Step 3: Divide the filling into 110g portions and the dough into 60g portions. Roll out the dough thinly, wrap it gently around the filling to form a round ball. Dust some flour over the ball to make it smooth and roll it in flour evenly. Finally, place the filled dough into the mold, press firmly and gently push the cake out (using a spring-loaded mold). Now, arrange the cakes on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Steps to Make Assorted Mooncakes Filling
Step 4: Preheat the oven for about 15 minutes at 185°C. Once heated, place the baking tray in the middle rack of the oven and bake for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove the cakes, spray with a layer of water. Let it sit for about 2 - 3 minutes, then brush on a layer of color (use a fine brush and try to brush thinly without making the cake wet). Return the baking tray to the oven and bake for another 6 minutes. After 6 minutes, remove the cakes, repeat the misting and brushing on the cake's surface. If you don't have an oven, you can use an air fryer to make the cakes. Find the method for making cakes using an air fryer at home here. Finally, place the baking tray back in the oven for another 6 minutes until the cakes are cooked. Remove the baking tray and let the cakes cool.
The Finished Product of Making Assorted Mooncake Fillings
The article above has guided completing 2 traditional mooncake recipes with mung bean and assorted fillings at home. To fully enjoy the flavors of various mooncake fillings, check out how to make soft mooncakes on the PasGo Blog along with many other delicious recipes. Wishing you and your family a complete, meaningful, and love-filled Mid-Autumn Festival.
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