Autumn rain lasts long, heralding the approach of the Mid-Autumn Festival. As a traditional festival with deep cultural significance, the importance of the Mid-Autumn Festival is self-evident. Despite the abundance of food choices brought about by changing times, mooncakes remain an indispensable symbol of the Mid-Autumn Festival, embodying people’s good wishes for family harmony and a happy life.
Here, share a recipe for making custard snow skin mooncakes, hoping to add a touch of warmth and sweetness to your holiday with a handmade treat. With a wide variety of mooncake types such as Cantonese-style, Suzhou-style, snow skin, and Taoshan, in the days to come, recipes and techniques for making several typical mooncakes will be introduced one after another. Stay tuned.
Steps to make custard snow skin mooncakes:
1. Preparation of custard filling: Firstly, melt 80g of butter until softened, add 40g of sugar and mix until slightly white. Then, gradually add 3 beaten eggs, mix well. Sift in 80g of milk powder and 40g of glutinous rice flour, don’t forget to add the seeds of a vanilla pod to enhance the flavor, mix all ingredients evenly. Place in a steamer, steam over water for 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
2. Shaping the filling: After steaming, remove the vanilla pod, mix in 30g of fresh cream and beat until smooth, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Once the filling has cooled, divide it into 25g portions, wrap a few dried cranberries in each portion, shape into balls for later use.
3. Making the snow skin: Mix 90g of glutinous rice flour, 70g of sticky rice flour, and the remaining 80g of glutinous rice flour, sieve the mixture. Add 300g of fresh milk and 100g of fresh cream, mix well, then stir in 30g of corn oil. Steam this mixture over low heat for 25 minutes, stirring midway to ensure even cooking. Take it out to cool, cover with plastic wrap to prevent drying.
4. Assembly and molding: Divide the snow skin mixture into 30g portions, shape into rounds and wrap them around the custard cranberry filling, seal tightly, lightly dust the bottom with glutinous rice flour to prevent sticking. Press the molded mooncakes gently in the mold, then gently tap out to enjoy your homemade exquisite mooncakes.
By following the above steps, you can make beautiful and delicious custard snow skin mooncakes at home, adding a touch of warmth and sweetness to the reunion moments of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
