Chinese Mooncakes are a traditional cake eaten during the Moon Festival, one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture. It is a cake with a filling of sweet red bean paste, lotus seeds, dried fruit and spices.
Moon cakes are becoming increasingly popular on social media and are becoming a real trend. People share photos and videos of their MoonCakes, showing the different shapes, decorations and flavours they have tried. This has helped to spread awareness of this traditional Chinese cake, making it more accessible to a wider audience.
MoonCakes are ideal for a special occasion, such as a party or dinner with friends. They are also a great way to try new and special flavours. Sweet red bean paste is the traditional filling, but there are many other variations such as peanut cream, jam or dried fruit.
MoonCakes are a delicious and versatile cake that can be enjoyed on many occasions. Try this recipe and surprise your friends and family!
The recipe for Chinese MoonCakes is quite simple, but it does take a little time and patience.
Here are the ingredients and instructions:
Ingredients for the dough
200g rice flour
100g almond flour
100g brown sugar
50 g seed oil
30 g water
Ingredients for the filling
100g sweet red bean paste
50 g lotus seeds
20 g pistachios
10 g almonds
10 g sultanas
Method:
To make the dough, mix together the rice flour, almond flour and brown sugar. Add the pumpkin seed oil and water and knead until smooth and homogeneous.
To make the filling, mix together the sweet red bean paste, lotus seeds, pistachios, almonds and sultanas.
Divide the mixture into 20 equal parts. Roll each piece into a ball and place in a moon cake tin.
Place a teaspoon of the filling in the centre of each ball.
Close the mould and press to seal the mooncake.
Bake the mooncakes in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Allow the mooncakes to cool before serving.
Tips:
For a richer filling, add a hard-boiled egg yolk to the filling.
You can decorate the MoonCakes with icing or almond paste.
MoonCakes can be stored for several days in a cool, dry place.
Variations:
You can replace the sweet red bean paste with other fillings such as peanut cream, jam or dried fruit.
You can also add spices to the filling, such as ginger, cinnamon or cardamom.
You can make different shapes for mooncakes, such as stars, hearts or animals.
Here are some tips for making Chinese mooncakes:
To get a smooth and homogeneous dough, it is important to knead the ingredients well.
To prevent the MoonCakes from breaking during baking, it is important that the filling is well sealed.
If you want to decorate the MoonCakes, you can use icing, almond paste or other ingredients to your liking.
Chinese MoonCakes are a delicious and versatile cake that can be enjoyed on many occasions.
Try this recipe and surprise your friends and family!
Let us know in the blog comments what you think, if you have ever tasted this cake and generally if you tried the recipe and the cake came out as it should have.
