Bamboo Charcoal & Cinnamon Mooncakes And It's Voting Time
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This year the Chinese Mooncake Festival is fall on the 22nd of September, Wednesday. And it's about time to make my third batch of mooncakes. Remember the mooncake biscuits I made the other day. It's all gone! This morning, I went for more lotus paste fillings but the store owner said there's no more stock left. Luckily, I still have 3kg left with me. So, just make whatever I have in hand.
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Ingredients for Golden Syrup :
100ml lemon juice
450ml water
1 kg sugar
Method :
- combine water and sugar in a non-stick pot and boil over high heat.
- once it's boiled, add in lemon juice and let it boil for another 5 mins.
- at this moment, do not try to scrub the side of the pot with your cooking utensil, cause the sugar might cystalize at the side. You may use a damp cloth for the cleaning.
- finally, reduce to low heat and simmer for about an hour (do not stir the mixture).
- mine is exactly 1hour 10mins, the syrup looks very runny while it's hot but will became thick after cooling down.
- if you prefer to omit the lemon juice, you may as well cut down the simmering time.
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(for 12pcs mini size mooncakes)
100gm all purpose flour
1 tspn bamboo charcoal powder
1 tbsp milk powder
75gm syrup
1/4 tspn alkaline water
25gm peanut oil
(combine all ingredients and mix well, then leave aside for 2 hour or the best is overnight)
Ingredients for Cinnamon Mooncake Skin :
(for 12pcs mini size mooncake)
100gm all purpose flour
1 tspn cinnamon powder
1 tbsp milk powder
75gm syrup
1/4 tspn alkaline water
25gm peanut oil
(comine all ingredient and mix well, then leave aside for 2 hour or the best is overnight)
Fillings : about 1-1/2 kg lotus paste.
*Egg glze : 1 egg yolk mix with 1 tspn water
*mung fillings : refer here.
To Assemble : refer here.
Finally, bake at 170-175'c for 10 mins and then brush with egg glaze, bake again at 160'c for another 10 mins or untill brown.
WISHNG ALL A HAPPY MOONCAKE FESTIVAL ! Hope you're all going to enjoy the coming festival with lots of food & fun! ^_^
And don't forget to VOTE for me! THANK YOU !