Traditional Chinese Mooncakes (With 2 Fillings)

there are two kinds of people when it comes to moon cakes those who know its power and those who are about to make one of the greatest food discoveries of their life [Music] okay so today we're making moon cakes now this is commonly something that i think people don't normally make completely from scratch i don't know i mean they're they could feel a little tedious because there's multiple steps but it's really not that difficult and just about anybody can do it it's a couple tricks and a couple things you might need which you can find at a local asian market but i think it's about darn time that we try to make our own the best we can so with all that said let's make this shall we so moon cakes will require some unique ingredients here but all of these you can find very easily at an asian market try not to skimp here a wrap partner anywhere in a small container or a bowl add 150 grams of golden syrup then mix it in 50 grams of sunflower or peanut oil and half a teaspoon or two grams of consuelo also known as lye water this stuff right here specifically you can also get it in asian market or amazon you know lots of places whisk all that together and then separately in a bowl with one and a half cups or 220 grams of all-purpose flour add in your oily golden syrup stuff then just knead that together until completely incorporated and you get a smooth little dough now cover that with plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes and up to four hours now let's talk filling we have two options red bean paste or lotus seed paste both very traditional either way they both need to be soaked before doing this just be sure to split your lotus seeds and remove any green stems in the center now for the lotus you'll need 320 grams of lotus seeds and for the red bean paste you'll need about 200 grams of red beans also known as adzuki beans simply cover those with water then with plastic wrap and let them sit at room temp overnight fun fact lotus seeds are also the same thing that we all saw in that weird trypophobia ad on websites in like 2010 so there you go anyway once they've been soaked drain them of their water and whether you're doing red bean or lotus place whichever you're using in a pot cover with water and bring to a boil boil that bad boy for 45 minutes to an hour or until very soft and mushy gushy be sure to stir occasionally unless you want to scorch your beans which is a no no so don't do that next you're going to blend your red bean or your lotus seed on high speed until beautifully smooth this will take some power and try to resist adding any more liquid just utilize the tamper to get everything smooth okay a food processor works fine too by the way now for the red bean add your puree to a medium non-stick skillet set to medium heat and gradually add 150 grams of granulated sugar and 120 grams of peanut or sunflower oil mixing in between to incorporate until all of it's added continue mixing and cooking until it becomes nice and thick like you see here finally mix in two tablespoons or 24 grams of corn starch then just keep mixing and heating for a couple more minutes until thick and it can do this then cool that bad boy down all the way for the lotus seed paste add to your non-stick pan over medium heat again this time cook this guy dry stirring frequently until it starts to thicken a little and begins to stop sticking to the pan then add 200 grams of powdered sugar and 250 grams of oil peanut or sunflower alternating each until all of it is added and mixed in then just continue to cook and stir until thickened and lovely like so do some fun little tricks because this stuff looks kind of funny then let it cool completely once your moon cake dough is ready divide it into 40 gram pieces then roll each of those pieces by hand into nice little balls so cute a little baby separately roll out 50 gram balls of whichever paste you made make sure to weigh this stuff out by the way it's really important to the shape and size size batteries here today boys now in order to shape these you're gonna need a moon cake press they're pretty cheap and i got mine on amazon there'll be a link in the description for the one that i have now take one of your balls and roll it out in between two sheets of plastic wrap until it's about an eighth of an inch thick and four inches wide remove the top layer of plastic wrap place a paste ball in the center that sounds gross gather up the sides of your plastic wrap and squeeze the edges together to encase the ball in dough then feel free to remove any excess dough that's on the crease end lightly dust it with cornstarch placing the seam side down and press with a 100 gram sized mooncake mold just be careful to avoid squeezing the filling out once that's tamped down i like to press it an additional 7 to 10 times to really get that good print you know you want a nice print then just pop out that little man and look how beautiful it is place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and repeat with the rest of your moon cakes by the way you can definitely freeze any extra paste you have left over now once you have your mooncakes give them a light misting with water and place them in an oven set to 375 fahrenheit or 190 celsius for five minutes then remove and brush with an egg wash consisting of one egg yolk and one teaspoon of water be sure to brush them very very lightly like a microscopic layer of wash reduce the oven temp to 325 fahrenheit or 160 celsius then back into the oven for five more minutes pull them out and give them an ultra light brushing one more time if you over brush you're gonna lose the pattern all right now back into the oven for 10 to 13 more minutes or until beautifully golden brown like this i mean come on look at that absolutely stunning broth now let that cool completely on a wire rack and they're good to eat now but i'd recommend covering them in plastic wrap and letting them rest overnight and up to three days they get that classic mooncake softness that everybody loves so just a little tip of the day now with that said i think we need to taste this okay so normally you would let these rest overnight wrapped in plastic wrap because that's how you get that classic soft melt in your mouth crust that makes you want to cry but for the sake of time we're gonna go ahead and eat it now this is the red bean paste now obviously you could add a salted egg yolk to either of these whether it's the lotus or the bean you can add salted egg yolk to either i know people are going to be mad at me like yes you didn't add an egg yolk oh my god papa doesn't like the egg yolk hey that's my own personal preference and that's allowed oh well i'm i'm like at a loss this is the kind of thing that makes you go i can't believe i did that in front of my mom yay it's my helper for the day everybody get around them cause it's so exciting she doesn't like red bean paste but i made it though oh okay i like it josh it's good it's clean right i like this a lot that's the winner she likes it as for the lotus paste it's like luxurious this is the mercedes-benz the rolls-royce of moon cakes lotus seed most people don't even make their own lotus seed paste anymore i'm weird that's really tasty we got a low seed so whether you celebrate the mid-autumn festival or not it doesn't matter you should make yourself some moon cakes do it for the moon do it for you but for the most part do it so you could eat yummy yummy you want to know what else is a beautifully ornate little pastry maya b-roll [Music] all right guys so we made moon cakes i think they came out beautiful so we had two traditional fillings we have the lotus seed paste and we have the red bean paste now obviously you can use many many other things the world is your oyster if you want to do chocolate do chocolate you want to do matcha do matcha it's up to you but these are great bass lines to start at if you've never done it before i'd really recommend following along here and then freestyling as you go the one thing that i learned from making these was it's not really that hard but you really have to follow the directions that i've given you there were a couple tricks that i tried to make happen to make this a little bit faster and just long story short it didn't end that well as long as you follow along you're gonna have a great time so with all that said if you enjoyed this video or you learned something leave a like subscribe and i will see you next time [Music] huh [Music]

Channel: Joshua Weissman

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Length: 7min 43sec (463 seconds)

Published: Wed Oct 07 2020