Lotus Paste Mangoes Agar-agar Mooncake 莲蓉芒果菜燕月饼
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Ingredients :
280gm lotus paste, divide into 35gm each
Note : wrap lotus paste with plastic sheet then press it with a round mini size mooncake mould to shape it. Unwrapped paste and set aside.
Ingredient for lotus paste fillings :250ml water
100ml evaporated milk
2-1/2 TB sugar
3 tspn agar-agar powder
3 pandanus leaves, rinsed
8 muffin cups
Ingredients for mangoes : (for 4 pieces)
400ml water
80gm sugar
2-1//2 tspn agar-agar powder
1/2 cup mangoes, finely chopped
3 pandanus leaves, rinsed
Method :
(1) put together all ingredients for fillings and bring it to boil till everything totally dissolved. Discharged pandan leaves.
(2) pour one tablespoon agar-agar mixture to each muffin cups and let it set (for about 3 minutes).
(3) then place lotus paste to the center of the cup and top each with the remaining agar-agar mixture till the paste is well covered. Set aside to cool till set.
(4) now, put together all ingredients for mangoes layer except mangoes chunk and bring it to boil till everything totally dissolved.
(5) discharged pandan leaves and stir in mangoes chunk till everything well combined.
(6) next, place about 1-1/2 TB mangoes hot mixture to each mooncake mould and let to set (for about 3 minutes).
(7) when ready, place lotus paste to the center of the mould and fill each with the remaining mangoes mixture till the filling is well covered.
(8) keep the agar-agar mooncakes refrigerated till set.
(9) finally, unmould the agar-agar mooncakes and serve cold.
