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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Sesame Chicken Floss Crispy Mooncake



I try my best to keep the chinese tradition of Mid-autumn festival and held a gathering of friends to howl at the moon.Besides making the traditional type of mooncakes, i gave this crispy mooncake a chance and everyone who ate them said they were good and that i had to post this recipe.

Ingredients:

A
100 gm unbleached all purpose flour
20 gm confectioner's sugar
40 gm water
40 gm shortening

B
100 gm unbleached all purpose flour
40 gm shortening
15 gm cooking oil

Filling:

180 gm white bean filling(recipe will be posted soon)
60 gm chicken floss
(Mix and divide into 8 portions

50 gm x 8 portion lotus paste

Method:

Filling:

Wrap a portion of chicken floss filling with lotus paste, repeat the rest.

The Pastry

Mix A till smoth and even. Divide into 8 portions

Mix B to become a dough. Divide into 8 portions.

Wrap B with A and roll into a long strip. Roll up and repeat.

Lastly roll into round thin sheet, wrap in filling and brush with egg yolk, coating with sesame seeds

Bake at 375f for 20 - 25 minutes.

Serves

4 comments:

  1. Hi Lily

    I hope you can post the recipe for white bean filling soon as I would like to make this mooncake. Or have you post it? I can't find it.

    regards
    lian

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  2. lian

    i am so sorry. i have forgotten to post, i will post as soon as possible. if you are keen to try making it on your own, it is the same for red bean/lotus seeds paste

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