Among Chinese people, the most popular food during Mid-Autumn Festival is the mooncake.MooncakesareWith the increasing standard of living,mooncakeshave also become more diverse, including ice skin mooncakes, Suzhou-style mooncakes, fruit-filled mooncakes, and more. These mooncakes are not only easy to make but also have delicious flavors.

How to make mooncakes: Red bean mooncakes

Ingredients neededMedium-strength

flour160 grams,red beans240 grams, sugar syrup 120 grams,green beans240 grams,cornoil 40 ml, alkali water 3 grams, egg white half,egg yolk1.Making steps

1. Mix oil and alkali water in the syrup, then sift into the flour, stir evenly, and knead into a ball. Let it sit for 2 hours in a plastic bag.

2. After 2 hours, divide into 12 small balls, about 20g each.

3. Divide

red bean pasteandgreen bean pasteinto 40g each.4. Use a small piece of dough to flatten, then add the filling and press it to the center with a thumb and index finger. After wrapping, roll into a ball.

5. Sprinkle a little flour in the mold, then put it in, press firmly, and place it on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.

6.

OvenPreheat to 200 degrees, spray water on the surface of the mooncake, bake for 8 minutes, then remove it and let it cool slightly, brush with egg liquid, and bake in the oven at 170 degrees for about 15 minutes until it turns golden.Tips

1. When making red bean mooncakes, make sure to let it cool slightly before brushing with egg liquid.

2. Homemade mooncakes, without preservatives, can be stored in the refrigerator for a maximum of one week.

3. Baked mooncakes will be hard, requiring 1-2 days to recover.

4.

BakingTemperature can be adjusted according to your oven.How to make mooncakes:

OsmanthusYam flavorPeach50g,apricot

50g,

Pumpkinseed50g,

Black

sesame

40g,

Gluten

PumpkinMaltose80g, cold water 100g, low powder 220g, sunflower oil 50g,

Matcha170g red bean paste, homemade five-flavor filling 670g, sugar syrup 150g, alkali water 4g, salt 1g, baking soda 1g, egg liquid 1.Making steps

1. Wash and soak theglutinous rice flourand mix with flour, put into

microwave

on high fire for 9 minutes, when you can smell the flour and it turns slightly yellow.

2. Take out the flour halfway, stir well, at the beginning there will be a lot of lumps, stir them to break, and there will be a thin layer of flour on the bottom of the pot, when stirring, stir gently, do not break.

3. Pour the cooked flour into a larger container and let it cool. Use 170g of the final cooked flour.

4. Wash and dry the

black sesame

and

apricot

andpumpkin seedandwhite sesameandmaltosePut in the microwave on high fire for 5 minutes.5. Add white sugar and sunflower oil to the pot, stir on high fire for 5 minutes.6. After 30 minutes, cut thesweet potatointo small pieces, and steam for 30 minutes.7. After steaming,sweet potatocool slightly, peel, and put in a plastic bag, roll or use a rolling pin to make sweet potato paste. Add two tablespoons of sugar and maltose and mix well.8. Take 30g of sweet potato paste, roll into a flat circle, and put 30g of red bean paste in the center, use sweet potato paste to wrap the red bean paste, and then roll it into a ball.9. Put it in the mooncake mold and press it.10. Bake at 85 degrees, medium fire, for 5 minutes, then remove it and brush with egg liquid.Egg liquid can use whole egg or egg liquid plus a large spoon ofegg whitemixed.

Tips

1. This is the famous five-flavor mooncake in the mooncake recipe, and it is the most traditional mooncake. It is nutritious and delicious.2. When making mooncakes, because only sweet potato paste is used to wrap sweet potato paste, the moisture and dryness of the sweet potato paste need to be carefully controlled. As long as it can be made into a ball and not cracked, but also not too wet, it is the best.What kind of filling is best for mooncakes: Cantonese five-flavor mooncakeIngredients neededPaper skin

Nucleus

Peach

50g,

apricot

50g,

Pumpkin

seed

50g,

Blacksesame40g,Gluten

100g, white sesame 40g,

Maltose

80g, cold water 100g, low powder 220g, sunflower oil 50g,Matcha170g red bean paste, homemade five-flavor filling 670g, sugar syrup 150g, alkali water 4g, salt 1g, baking soda 1g, egg liquid 1.

Making steps1. Wash and soak theglutinous rice flour