As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, mooncakes gradually become a hot topic among people. To make red bean paste and salted egg yolk mooncakes, you need to prepare the following ingredients: flour, invert sugar syrup, lye water, corn oil, as well as delicious red bean paste filling and salted egg yolks.
The process starts with preparing the dough. First, slowly pour the lye water into the invert sugar syrup, stirring thoroughly until the two are completely blended. Then, pour this mixture into the flour and combine them evenly by folding and pressing to form a dough. Next, let the dough rest for about half an hour to allow it to fully absorb moisture and achieve the desired softness.
Next comes the filling process. Take 25 grams of red bean paste to wrap around half of a salted egg yolk, and skillfully use the tiger mouth technique to enclose the mooncake skin (20 grams each) around the red bean paste and egg yolk filling, ensuring that the filling is evenly covered by the skin. Then, lightly dust a layer of flour on the surface of the formed mooncake dough, and use a mold to press out a beautiful shape.
Once the preparation is complete, don’t forget to brush a thin layer of egg wash on the surface of the mooncakes, as this will enhance the finished product’s glossiness. Preheat the oven to 150°C, place the mooncakes in the middle of the oven, and bake for about 25 minutes, until they present a golden color.
After the mooncakes are out of the oven and completely cooled, you can enjoy this homemade delicacy. For the best flavor, it is recommended to let the homemade mooncakes rest at room temperature for two to three days to allow the oils to return, and they should ideally be consumed within a week to ensure freshness. It is worth noting that although a specific flavor’s mooncake making method is provided, the dough recipe is universal, and you can choose different fillings according to personal preference, following the same operational process to create a variety of mooncake delicacies. Once completed, consider packaging this handmade gift beautifully and presenting it to friends and family to celebrate the festival together.
