The steps to make colorful red bean paste mooncakes are as follows:
Prepare the ingredients: 180g of water, 30g of superfine flour, 50g of cooked glutinous rice flour (part of it used for stir-frying to make puffy face), 50g of sticky rice flour, 25g of fine sugar, 200g of red bean paste, additional 50g of glutinous rice flour, 25g of oil.
Start the preparation: 1. Mix all the flour ingredients evenly, gradually add water in two portions, stirring each time until there are no lumps, ensuring a smooth batter. 2. Mix in the oil to make the batter smoother, then cover it with plastic wrap and steam for 25 minutes once the water boils. 3. After steaming, remove the plastic wrap to vent the heat, knead the oil on the surface of the dough evenly, then when warm, wrap it again in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for 1 hour. 4. Heat a pan without adding oil, stir-fry the glutinous rice flour in the ingredients until slightly yellow, releasing a light fragrance, as a coating to prevent sticking, set aside. 5. Stir-fry the red bean paste filling briefly to remove excess moisture, enhance the texture, divide it into portions after cooling. 6. Divide the dough as needed and dye it with different natural colorants, such as green tea powder or purple sweet potato powder for coloring, dip your hands in cooked glutinous rice flour to prevent sticking. 7. Take the colored dough and shape it into a hollow, place the red bean paste filling inside, carefully wrap and seal it, resembling the making of tangyuan. 8. Lightly dust the mooncake ball with glutinous rice flour, place it in the selected mold, gently press to shape, ensuring the filling does not overflow. 9. Follow this method to complete the remaining dough, the final display will be the successfully molded mooncake, ready to enjoy this colorful delicacy.
Kindly note that the numbering of the steps may be incorrect, in practice, they should be carried out continuously to ensure the accurate execution of each step.
