Traditional Baked Mooncake 中秋月饼 (2009)
600g Hong Kong flour
360g Sugar syrup
12g Alkaline water
150g Peanut oil
3kg Lotus paste (for 20 pcs mooncake)
some melon seed
Method:
- Mix lotus paste and melon seeds together, knead well and weigh 150g each~roll into a ball.
- Mix sugar syrup, alkaline water and peanut oil together~mix well.
- Sift Hong Kong flour in a large bowl, make a well in the centre and pour in the sugar syrup.
- Use spatula to mix and form to a soft dough. Cover and let it rest for 20 mins.
- Lightly dust some Hong Kong flour on table and knead dough again till smooth dough. Measure dough to 50g each.
- Wrap the lotus paste with the soft dough and dust some Hong Kong flour on it.
- Place dough inside the mooncake mould, flatten dough to conform to shape of mould.
- To dislodge the mooncake, bang one end of the mold on a thick phone directory or hard surface.
- Place mooncake on baking tray and bake at 180C for 7 mins~take out mooncake from oven and rest to cool down~Egg wash~ and bake at 175C for another 15 mins.
- Remove mooncake from oven and brush some glaze on mooncake.
Kitchen note: Egg wash~one egg yolk + 1 tbsp water, mix well and pass through a sieve. Add little egg yellow coloring in it & mix well.
Received this Inspiration Award from ~ A Nyonya’s Kitchen. It is so sweet of Petite Nyonya who passed the Award to me~A Big Thank You 😀
Please go to Petite Nyonya’s blog to check her Peranankan food which will definitely inspired by her (she bake and cook well).
Wow Anncoo You are the master of Moon cakes these look fabulous!
piggy piggy…so cute! edible! poor piggy.haha From me to you, suejean =)
I'd never heard of mooncakes up untill now but they are gorgeous! And those little pigs are just fantastic! You're a real artist!
你的传统月饼做得很美,我很喜欢那可爱的小猪.
My Dear Friends: Thank you for all your beautiful comments :DJohnny Walker: Thank you for visiting. I think there are many people out there can make~ homemade mooncakes nowaday.Cherry Potato: 谢谢你的赞美:) 你做的也很不错。
that piggy mooncakes r so cute..
Oh my god, i love those little pigs, they are absolutely wonderful! I want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMg!!!They looks so Amazing!!!wow!!
The pictures are as awesome as the cookies– I bet. And so simple too…I always thought these had to made secretly in factories 🙂
Wow the mooncake is gorgeous and piggy are looking soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sweet and cute.. wonderful job.
these are so nice! perfect!
Gosh, i really do admire you! they are fantastic!!
做的很美。。
那个可爱的小猪月饼是捏的?
好厉害:D
Absolutely beautiful. What a treat!
Cooking Gallery, Cookingpractice & Raje:
Oh…Thank you so much for the lovely compliments 😀
Barbara & Palidor : Thank you 🙂
Petite: Yes, the piggies are handmade by me. I only made 9 piggies from the balance dough.
J.O : 猪仔是我自己捏的,只是做给小孩,谢谢你的夸奖 🙂
Oh, the piggies are toooo cute! Like all your food, these mooncakes are works of art!
Did you shape the piggy mooncakes by hand? So, so cute!! You're really talented with mooncakes. I'm not a fan of eating mooncakes but I do want to try making it next time because I'm so inspired now!
Oh wow! These are beautiful!
Wow, wow, wow…!!! I don't like mooncakes, but the piggy mooncakes are soooo cute!! Bravo!
These are beautiful you are very talented!!!! I love them all but the little piggies are so cute!!!
these are really pretty! may i know where did you buy your moulds from? are they made of plastic or wood? thanks!
OMG your mooncakes are beautiful! The pigs are so cute!
Those piggies were gorgeous, you are very talented with your hands, it was lovely stumbling upon your blog this evening.
Thank you for visiting 🙂
Hello Yinyin:
The traditional mooncake is used by wooden mould. Bought this long time ago from Sunlik. I don't think they still carry stock because now people can buy lighter mould like plastic mould with interchangeable plate. You can check at shopnbake.com. The sale of plastic mooncake mould still available~closing date is 7th Oct.
The piggies is handmade by me.
Thanks for dropping by 🙂
Wow, these are all so gorgeous!!
For the sugar syrup, can you advise how to make/where did you buy it?
I saw several sources of baked mooncake recipes using sugar syrup, golden syrup, mooncake syrup. Not sure if they are the same thing. So thought of asking you, since you have made mooncake before and can shed some light on this.
Oh my.. those piggies are so adorable..肥肥圆圆的,还有小ribbon 呢~ 哎哟哟! 你真的太棒了~
Michelle: So nice…daddy can made octopus mantou…must share… 🙂
Lululu: I am sure most home-bakers know how to make mooncakes. Some ingredients shop offer free lesson and also mooncakes demo at the mall.
I like that 猪仔, they are super cute.
ARUGH! Stop with the tempting mooncakes! They are KILLING me! AHH! SOooo miss them and the piglets are SUPER adorable!
wow they look superb…looks really delicious…
I love mooncakes..It's great that you can make your own mooncake and they're cute too!
I really like mooncakes, but don't have enough confidence to try making it on my own. Yours look absolutely AMAZING!!!
哇!你的小猪太可爱极了,水汪汪的眼睛,让人看了爱不释手,不舍得吃。Anymore , can sell me some for my kids ?
Your work is absolutely beautiful!! I have just discovered your web site and I have found several recipes that I would like to try. You are a VERY talented cook!!!
those are the most beautiful mooncakes I've ever seen.
@DanThank you Dan for your compliment 🙂
Thanks, Anncoo.
Ann,Do you have a video showing step by step on how to make that piglet..It's soooooooooooo cute!!!!!
Rosamundwo,Thank you for your compliment. I think I will post the step by step next year because once the Mooncake Festival is over, I am lazy to do anything with mooncake ;))You can go to my new post of mooncake (2010) this year, the photos are better.Thank you very much for visiting.
the piggie mooncakes are super duper cute!!
Hi Anncoo,Your little piggy is soooo cute. Fat… fat, cute..cute. 🙂
Wow, piggy mooncakes are so cute! Just staring at them makes me smile 🙂
Katy : Thank you :)Ah Bii: Thank you for your nice comment. Please come often 🙂
Twins mama : Thank you :)CBL: I think now you need more rest. Maybe next year..OK?Petite: Thank you so much for the Award, I will post it on my side bar~~THANK YOU O-O!!
u guys are crazily talented!!!! how come so many beautiful mooncakes are all homemade!!!!i look so dumb now!the piggy ones are adorable!
oh my! you're killing me with all these delicious and luscious mooncakes you make! you are a genius. Have a great weekend darling.what's Hong Kong flour? is it different from normal flour we use? Where can I buy it?Thanks
Hi Anncoo…I got an award for you. Do come by to pick it up when you have some time. Cheers!