World Flavors Cookbook

Traditional Mooncakes

Name: Traditional Mooncakes
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: Crust: Flour, golden syrup, alkaline water, oil; Filling: Lotus seed paste or red bean paste; Salted egg yolks

Rich pastries with a thin crust and dense filling, traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Cuisine: China

Ingredients

Crust: Flour, golden syrup, alkaline water, oil
Filling: Lotus seed paste or red bean paste
Salted egg yolks

Instructions

Wrap salted egg yolk inside the sweet paste. Wrap the paste inside a thin layer of crust dough.
Press into decorative mooncake molds.
Bake, brushing with egg wash for a golden shine.
Wait 2 days for the crust to soften (oil return) before eating.