Mooncake 月餅 is the indispensable Chinese dessert served during the mid-autumn festival which falls on the 15th of August of the Chinese lunar calendar. This is the perfect time for me to share with you the mooncake recipe that I have just made.
The style and purpose of this festive dessert have evolved considerably in the modern-day. Various cake shops and restaurants produce mooncakes with different varieties and design, packed in the deluxe boxes with the elegant decoration.
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Overpriced mooncakes
It has also become a fad to purchase mooncake as a gift among relatives, friends, and business associates to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
As a result, the price of mooncakes has escalated every year due to high demand. The selling price is many folds compared to the cost of the ingredients. Therefore, I thought this is close to absurdity and trigger me to I should develop a simple recipe that everyone can follow to make it at home.
Besides, since mooncake has become too commercial today, so if you are using your homemade mooncake as a gift, they will value your sincerity, hard work, and effort.
Making mooncakes does require some skill, and tedious if you start from scratch. Therefore, this mooncake recipe is about how to make the traditional Cantonese style mooncakes by using the ready-made filling, with simplified steps to save time.
It can be completed within an hour. So let’s get started.
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Note: The explanation is long because I want to cover all aspects that may affect the results, but the actual work is quite straightforward.
Important: You need a kitchen scale to measure all the ingredients accurately. Other than that, the recipe has a large margin of error.
1. Preparing the dough
The first part of this mooncake recipe is to prepare the dough. There are only four ingredients required – golden syrup, lye water, vegetable oil, and plain flour.
Here are the steps on how to make it:
- Measure the amount of golden syrup, lye water, and vegetable oil accurately with a kitchen scale. Mix well.
- Sieve the flour. Add all at once to the above mixture.
- Use a fork or a stainless steel wire whisk to combine all the ingredients. It is hard to mix at the beginning, but after a few stirs, the liquid will start to wet the flour to form a sticky mass. Eventually, it will become a soft dough that picks up all the flour in the mixing bowl.
- Cover the dough with cling wrap. Refrigerate for thirty minutes to let the dough relax. It is more manageable to work with a relaxed dough which is more elastic. As a result, it will not break or crack easily during shaping and wrapping.
Now let’s take a look at each ingredient in detail.
Golden syrup
Golden syrup is an inverted sugar. Inverted sugar is a mixture of two simple sugars, i.e., glucose and fructose, as opposed to the regular sugar, which is sucrose. It is prepared by boiling the regular sugar with an acid such as lemon juice until it becomes a thick amber-colored syrup.
I have seen some mooncake recipe use honey, not golden syrup. You can use honey as the substitute, and omit the lye water as honey is not acidic. (Lye water neutralize the sourness of golden syrup). However, the pastry may not be as soft as those made with golden syrup, and the color of the pastry is on the lighter side. It also tends to be slightly sweeter than mooncake that made with golden syrup with the same quantity.
The purpose of the golden syrup
Why do we use golden syrup instead of the regular sugar to make mooncake? There are a few reasons:
- It retains more moisture and therefore produces a more tender pastry than with regular sugar.
- It also helps to reduce the rate of staling of starch, thereby extending the shelf life of the mooncake.
- It helps to reabsorb the oil from the filling of the mooncake back to the pastry, therefore further soften the pastry.
Vegetable oil
I prefer to use vegetable oil with a neutral flavor, such as corn oil, peanut oil, canola oil, and palm oil. Some people prefer lard, but it has become unpopular recently as there is a concern about the health issue. Moreover, there is a large population here who do not eat pork. Pork-free products are the trend now because everyone in our community can enjoy it.
Lye water (kansui/枧水 )
Lye water is alkaline and therefore neutralize the sour taste due to the presence of acid in the golden syrup. By doing so, we can rip the benefit of the golden syrup that creates a soft pastry without the sour taste.
Lye water darkens the color of the pastry. Increase the amount of lye water if the color of the mooncake is too pale after baking for twenty minutes.
Homemade lye water
Since the purpose of lye water is to neutralize the acid, that means other alkaline ingredients will do the trick if lye water is unavailable. I do not suggest you do so, as lye water is readily available in the Chinese community. However, in the event you can’t find this item, you can use baking soda and water as the substitute.
To do so, bake one portion of baking soda at 175°C/350°F for thirty minutes. Then add four portions of water to dissolve the baking soda. Use this liquid as the substitute for lye water.
Cake flour
Cake flour is ideal for making mooncake. It has sufficient gluten to form the dough but is not too much that will harden the soft pastry.
Since the amount of water varies among different brands of golden syrup, the amount of flour required to form the soft dough is not the same. Because of this, I will add ninety-five percent of the flour to the oil and golden syrup mixture, then add the remainder slowly to the right consistency, if necessary.
2. Prepare the filling
The lotus paste
You can either purchase the ready-made lotus paste or make your own.
If you are willing to spend some time to make the lotus paste filling, make your own is the best since you can control the sweetness, softness and the texture. I prefer to head to my bakery specialty shop to get the ready-made one to save time.
Note: Lotus paste is not available in every part of the word, but it is the most commonly used filling for mooncake. You can also use red bean paste to replace lotus paste for the traditional Cantonese mooncake, which is available online at Amazon.
Egg yolk
I have read some recipe with complicated steps to making mooncake, but I promise my recipe is easy 🙂 Look at this equation:
Pastry + Salted Egg Yoke + Lotus Paste = Cantonese style mooncake.
I am using the salted egg fresh from the market since they have everything that I need. You can purchase the salted egg yolk (with the egg white removed) online too.
Here are the steps:
- Clean the salted egg, then crack it open.
- Remove the egg yolk.
- Wash the egg yolk with water to remove the egg white sticking to the yolk. We only need the yolk.
- Use a piece of cloth or kitchen paper towel to pat dry.
- Wrap the yolk with the lotus paste
Although I prefer to wrap the egg yolk with the lotus paste without pre-cook the egg yolk, I have carried out a simple test to validate two methods to cook the egg yolk as suggested by some mooncake recipes.
- 1. Steam the egg yolk with a tablespoon of wine for five minutes. Accordingly, the purpose of the wine is to remove the raw egg yolk smell.
- 2. Soak the yolk with oil, then bake it for five minutes. Drizzle some cooking oil to the egg yolk, mix well and set aside for an hour. This step is to let the egg yolk absorb the oil. Place the egg yolk on the baking tray and bake at 175°C until the surface of the egg yolk starts to turn to lighter color and oil bubbles surrounded the yolks. It will take about five minutes of baking to happen. Since the mooncake is baked at high temperature, the egg yolk will be heated up, and the oil will combine the yolk with the filling. The egg yolk will detach from the lotus paste if the paste you use contains too little oil.
The result :
The result clearly showed that the baked egg yolk separated from the filling. It may be due to I overbaked it, which result in shrinkage of the yolk. The steamed egg yolk seems overcooked a little, while the best result is from the one that was just clean with water and pat dry.
Needless say, I will neither bake or steam the egg yolk, which does not show any significant benefits. The salted egg yolk will be cooked as this are mini size mooncakes.
3. To assemble the mooncake
Measure the ingredients
The ratio of pastry to filling is critical. A good mooncake should have a thin layer of pastry with plenty of fillings. The ratio should be one part of pastry to two parts of fillings. A skillful chef can use even less pastry to encase the filling.
I use 18g of pastry to 35g of filling. The weight of the filling is the combination of the lotus paste and the yolk. Since the weight of the yolk varies, just put the yolk on the weighing scale and add the lotus paste up to 35g.
Wrap the egg yolk inside the lotus paste
To assemble the mooncake is easier then what is described in most of the recipes. There is no specific technique involved. So you can do it your way as long as the egg yolk is fully wrapped within the lotus paste.
I prefer to use my hand to shape it into a circle with the center slightly thinner than the edge.
- Place the egg yolk at the center. (You can use half egg yolk if you prefer more lotus paste.)
- Wrap the egg yolk with the lotus paste.
- Close the top by pushing up the paste to the top.
- Roll it into a ball. Set aside.
- If you feel that it is too soft to handle, keep it in the refrigerator for a while until it becomes firmer before start wrapping with the pastry.
Wrap the filling with the pastry
Wrapping the filling with the pastry is more delicate than dealing with the egg yolk and the lotus paste. A good quality mooncake should have a thin pastry with consistent thickness.
- One of the easiest ways to achieve this is to roll out the pastry in between two plastic sheets or cling wraps. Roll the pastry to a circle about three times of the dough. You may find a different method of wrapping in other mooncake recipes, which is the individual preference of different recipe developers.
- Remove the cling film on top, fold the pastry towards the filling.
- Pinch away the excess pastry where the pastry is double folded to ensure consistent thickness. You can paste the excess pastry on top where the filling is still exposed.
- Roll the mooncake with your palms to form a ball. This action also ensures the pastry has fully adhered to the filling without gaps in between. Otherwise, the filling may detach from the pastry after baking
4. Molding and baking
Shaping the mooncake
- Roll the mooncake in a bowl filled with some flour. Shake off the excess flour. This step is to ensure the dough will not stick to the mold during shaping.
- Similarly, plunge the piston of the mooncake mold to the flour, and shake off the excess.
- Place the dough on the baking tray.
- Put the mooncake mold on the dough and plunge the piston downward. The dough will take the shape of the mold, and the pattern will be imprinted on the surface.
- Plunge the mold down lightly to the dough repeatedly for at least seven to ten times to get a perfect shape. Otherwise, the mooncake will look lopsided and with a blurred pattern.
Bake the mooncake
- Bake it at the middle rack, 175°C/350°F top and bottom temperature for five to six minutes or until the surface start to firm up. Some mooncake recipes use a different temperature but it is all acceptable. It is essential to let it firm up before removing them to apply the egg wash. Otherwise, it will end up with a blurred pattern.
- Remove the mooncake from the oven and brush the surface of the mooncake with egg wash.
- Use a kitchen paper towel to remove any excess egg wash trapped in the gaps of the pattern.
- Return the mooncake to bake for another ten minutes or until golden brown.
Note: If you find that the mooncake cracks during baking, try to spray some water to the mooncake before baking. It should be only one or two sprays from a distance so that there will be no excessive water lands on any part of the mooncakes.
Resting
- Remove the cake from the oven to cool at room temperature.
- Transfer the mooncake to an airtight container and keep for three days. During this period, the oil from the filling will migrate to the thin layer of pasty, resulting in a very soft and moist outer layer.
Conclusion
As I mentioned, this is the basic traditional mooncake recipe. You can add melon seed to the lotus paste, or use red bean paste or five kernels instead of lotus paste as the filling.
The other variation is called Snow Skin Mooncake, in which the process does not involve baking at all. It is entirely a different mooncake recipe which will be discussed separately.
Note: If you like this mooncake recipe, chances are you like Chinese pastries. I would suggest you also try the Taiwanese pineapple cake, which is my favorite Chinese dessert.
Easy Mooncake Recipe
Traditional Chinese mooncake with lotus paste and salted egg yolk.
Ingredients
Dough
- 60g golden syrup
- 1/4 tsp lye water (kansui)
- 24g vegetable oil
- 100g cake flour
Filling
- 10 salted egg yolk
- 220g store-bought lotus paste (See note)
- Egg wash to brush the mooncake
Instructions
For the dough:
- Mix golden syrup, lye water, and vegetable oil accurately in a mixing bowl.
- Sieve the flour. Add all at once to the above mixture.
- Combine all the ingredients.
- Place the dough on a piece of cling wrap. Refrigerate for thirty minutes to let the dough relax.
For the filling:
- Wash the salted egg yolk with water to remove the white sticking to the yolk. Pat dry.
- Wrap the yolk with the lotus paste
- Then roll it into a ball. Set aside.
Wrapping:
- Roll out the pastry in between two plastic sheets or cling wraps.
- Remove the cling film on top, fold the pastry toward the filling.
- Pinch away the excess pastry where the pastry is double folded to ensure consistent thickness.
- Roll the mooncake with your palms to form a ball.
Baking:
- Roll the mooncake on a surface dusted with flour.
- Plunge the piston of the mold to the flour, and shake off the excess.
- Place the dough on the baking tray.
- Put the mooncake mold on the dough and plunge the piston downward. The dough will take the shape of the mold, and the pattern will be imprinted on the surface.
- Bake it at the middle rack, 175°C/350°F top and bottom temperature for five minutes or until the surface starts to firm up.
- Remove the mooncake from the oven and brush the surface of the mooncake with egg wash.
- Bake for another ten minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove the cake from the oven to cool at room temperature.
- Transfer the mooncake to an airtight container and keep for three days before serve.
Notes
The actual amount of lotus paste depends on the weight of the salted egg yolk. The total weight of the filling (yolk + lotus paste) is 35g for each mooncake.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
10Serving Size:
1 mooncakeAmount Per Serving: Calories: 140Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 53mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 3g
This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix on 7/19/2019
90 replies to "Mooncake recipe – (Quick and easy)"
Hi, this is KP Kwan. I am happy to see you in this comment area, as you have read through my recipe. I am pleased to reply to any questions and comments as soon as possible.
Hello, this is my first time here. I just wanted to ask, after baking the first time, do i need to wait until the mooncakes cool off first to brush the egg wash? Or can I apply it instantly after taking the moon cake out of the oven? Thank you
Hi,
You can apply the egg and do not need to wait until it becomes cold.
Thanks,
KP Kwan
Hey! I live in middle of no where Montana. I read a book about mooncakes to my children and I would love to make them. However, it’s nearly impossible to find any ingredients locally. I think I got most vía amazon but I could really use a recipe for lotus paste or any others that I could get off amazon. Do you have a recipe you like or a suggestion for other options? What red bean paste would you recommend to buy?
Thanks in advance!
Hi Christina,\
I just checked the amazon store and found one red bean paste that is suitable. It is sweetened so you can use it out of the box.
https://amzn.to/385qlHP
KP Kwan
KP, what is lye water and cake flour? I live in Australia and there are many Asian shops here too. I am looking forward to make the mooncakes. Thank you.
Hi Sally,
1. Lye water is kansui/枧水/jian shui in Chinese.
2. Flour: Flour that you use to make cakes or biscuits. Also called all-purpose flour, with moderate gluten content.
I hope you can get the ingredients from the Asian grocery shop.
Regards,
KP Kwan
Mr. Kwan,
Could I ask how long I can keep the mooncake? Should I refrigerate it during the three resting days? Or should I refrigerate it after? Or I shouldn’t refrigerate it at all?
Thank you so much! Your recipe is amazing!!!
Hi Minh,
You can keep the mooncake in a plastic bag, fully seal up, and leave it in the refrigerator. Should be good at least one to two weeks.
KP Kwan
Thank you so much, Mr. Kwan! I really appreciate your recipes.
You are welcome!
This is to make 10 pieces of Mooncakes? I assume because you are using 10 egg yolks . Thanks
Hi Teoh,
Yes, that is for ten cakes.
Thanks.
KP Kwan
Hi, may i know what is the size of mooncake mould you using base on this recipe.
Hi Nicole,
I am using the mini mooncake mold that is 50g. If you want to use the traditional (full-size mold), it should be around 130g to 150g.
Enjoy your baking.
KP Kwan
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Hi! I tried making mooncakes but the dough ended up really dry and tough despite following the measurements accurately. I tried a 2nd time with less flour and the dough looks better but it’s still dry. What can i do? Thank you
Hi J,
The dryness of the outside ‘skin’ is mainly due to insufficient oil migrates back from the filling to the skin. Once you have made the mooncake, it usually needs to let it mature for 2-3 days. During this time, the oil in the lotus paste will enter the skin and soften it. This process is called 回油 in Chinese. The lotus paste is cooked by adding sugar and oil, and therefore it contains oil. I suspect the lotus paste you use contains too little oil. If you use the store-bought one, try to add some oil and knead to combine it. If you cook your lotus past, increase the amount of oil during cooking. I hope it will solve the problem
KP Kwan
Thank you for the recipe! It’s very easy to understand and I’m going to attempt it! I found kansui at my local baking shop but in powder form. Do you know how much should I use for the dough?
Hi Anne,
I am sorry that I do not know the answer. All the kansui at where I live are in the liquid form. You can refer to the section “Homemade kansui” to make your own, or by using one portion of the powder you have to dilute with four portions of water, i.e., according to the ratio of the homemade kansui. Really can’t guarantee the result but is worth to try.
KP Kwan
Hi
So happy to find your recipe. You mentioned keep for 3 days, is to only consume after 3 days or the mooncake can only last for 3 days?
How long can we keep the mooncake?
Thank you
Hi Lydia,
Please keep the freshly baked mooncake for three days before consuming it. After three days, the oil from the filling will migrate to the thin layer of pasty, resulting in a very soft and moist outer layer. That is the best time to eat, and the quality is the best.
After three days, you can keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator. I would say up to a week should be fine, but not sure what will happen after one week as I never try that before. This recipe does not contain preservatives, so please do not keep it for too long.
KP Kwan
This is a very interesting recipe and I am thinking about trying to make the mooncakes-however, I am not a fan of egg yolks-can the cakes be made without the salted egg yolk?
Hi Christine,
Certainly. Just omit the egg yolks and use mire lotus paste.
KP Kwan
Hi this recipe looks amazing and actually so simple which is a bonus! I’m vegan so I wanted to omit eggs and found this very useful response which I’m keen to try out! I was just wondering how much more lotus paste I would need to use roughly or what sort of consistency it needs to reach. Thanks so much and I can’t wait to give this to a friend as a homemade gift!
Hi Sophie,
I suggest you can try to use 10g to 15g of additional lotus paste to substitute the egg yolk. It is acceptable, as some traditional vendors are making it without the yolk. You can also use red bean paste instead of the lotus paste as the filling. As for the consistency, it is hard to explain, so I suggest you can take a look at the video embedded. I think it should be something like thick peanut butter, which is thick enough to hold its shape.
Best regards,
KP Kwan
I have 2 questions about the kansui. If you increase the amount golden syrup, do you also increase the kansui by the same factor? I was very concerned because I needed to multiply the recipe by 5 and wasn’t sure if also x5 the kansui would be too much?
Also, I noticed some recipes include the golden syrup in their filling (i.e. in the 5-nut version) but nobody mentions whether kansui is also needed there to neutralize the acid? Am I supposed to just add kansui to every batch of golden syrup before I use it?
Thanks in advance!
Hi Lea,
Thanks for your comment.
The amount of golden syrup and kansui should be proportionate. If you use 5x golden syrup, kansui should be 5x too.
As for the 5-nut version, I am not sure as I have not made that before. If I assume that golden syrup is also used for the filling (which I am not sure), then I will suggest adding kansui to the filling too to neutralize the acidity of golden syrup of the filling.)
(use accurate weighing scale is recommended, as too much kansui can be bitter)
KP Kwan
Do you need to refrigerate the Mooncakes after being in the tight sealed container?
Hi Jonathan,
You can leave the mooncakes at room temperature. I suggest you keep them in the refrigerator if you want to consume it after a week.
KP Kwan
I’ll try it! This looks delicious
Thanks!
You are welcome 🙂
Fantastic recipe! Made my mooncakes the other day with homemade red bean paste as a filling and they turned out great! Thank-you so much for this recipe!
Hi Stephanie,
I am glad to hear that the recipe works well.
Happy Mid Autumn Festival in advance.
KP Kwan
Happy early Mid Autumn Festival to you too 🙂
These look spectacular, any pointers on where one could buy the shaping press/molds please?
I live in Malaysia, and this is available at almost any kitchenware shop. If you are not living at a place with a large Chinese community, you should be able to get it from Amazon online.
KP Kwan
Hi KP
Thanks for sharing this recipe. If I want a thicker skin what is the ratio/recipe?
I intend to make mooncake with nuts, do I need to add extra oil to prevent the skin from drying?
Thank you.
Hi Winnie,
I never make the nut version of the mooncake and do not want to give you an untested answer. I can only refer to the skin itself. It is not very oily, and there is room to increase some more oil while making the skin.
KP Kwan
Hi!
I was wondering what you meant by cleaning the egg yolk with water and pat dry. How would you wrap the lotus seed paste around this yolk using this method? Is the yolk delicate or hard when you crack the salted egg to separate the yolk from the white? Thank you!
Hi Kathleen,
The egg yolk of salted egg is quite firm. It is firmer than the yolk of the hard boil egg. I use water to rinse away any egg white that adheres to the salted egg yolk. You can watch the embedded video in this article to see how to wrap the lotus seed around the yolk.
KP Kwan
Hello! Thank you for the reply!
Do I need to boil the egg first or it’s okay to use the raw salted egg yolk? Thank you again!
Hi Kathleen,
This is a small mooncake, and therefore you do not need to pre-cook the egg yolk.
You can read this article under Section 2: Prepare the filling, subsection mooncake.
KP Kwan
Really great of you to supply real detailed information. You have saved me a lot of time! Thank you so much!
You are welcome and hope it is clear enough.
Hi KP,
I thought cake flour and All Purpose flour are different as they have different percentage of protein. Btw, when i baked the Mooncakes, why do sides seems to have a “waist”?
Love your recipes and the tips/footnotes provided.
Hi Joyce,
1. Cake flour has a lower (about 8%), and all-purpose flour has a higher (about 10%) protein. You can use either one for this recipe.
2. There are many reasons. The most likely cause of shrinkage at the waist is insufficient baking. Try to bake slightly longer or at a slightly higher temperature.
Thanks,
KP Kwan
if im using 75g mould, what is the ration of the dough and filling?
Hi Jenny,
I am sorry I am not sure as there is no 75g mold with me to try neither.
KP Kwan
Hi
for the filling I was told you could use tea leafs powder, where can I purchase that from? or is there another name for it in the UK?
Hi Sima,
You can use green tea powder (also called matcha powder) to get the green color. However, I am not living in the UK, so I am not familiar with where you can get it.
KP Kwan
Hi Kwan! Thank you for the recipe! I attempted to make mooncake for the first time including the lotus paste from scratch. I waited 3 days for the oil to soften the cake but when I cut into it, the skin was still a bit tough and crumbly. I followed the ingredient list and portions exactly. I wonder if it is because I molded the mooncake too thin and baked it for too long? Please advise! Thank you!
Hi Rachel,
I have the same thought as you. You can also increase the lotus paste’s oil content as the oil from the paste will migrate to the pastry.
Thanks.
KP Kwan
Hello,I can’t find lye water in my country so I have to make my own, for the homemade lye water you mentioned one portion baked to 4 portion of water can I get measurements? For example can I bake 1tsp or baking soda and mix it to 4tsp of water?
The amount of lye water in the recipe is small. So I suggest using 1 tsp of baking soda and 4 tsp of water. Use half to one tsp of the final result and discard the rest.
i can’t wait but i scared its too dry as the flour is too crumbly to mould and keeps on crumbling off! i need help! i think there is a problem 0in the flour
If you have this problem (very crumbly when molding), I suggest adding some golden syrup, say a tsp at a time, knead the doing again and add until it is no longer crumbly. I am not sure why it happens, but likely is the property of the flour, take into consideration all the measurements are accurately measured.
Hi KP
Greeting from Australia. Thank you for sharing your recipe. If I were to use purple sweet potato, egg yolk and pine nuts for the filling; will the pastry be too too dry.
Do you reckon I can increase the amputation of oil when making the pastry so the end result won’t be too dry?
Hi Jackie,
A crucial point that I have not tried indeed!
I think that is a totally logical improvisation to increase the amount of oil in the pastry. I will do the same as you if I use this filling. Would be eager to know the result too 🙂
KP Kwan
Hello KP! I made this with canned white lotus cooked seeds (because cannot find pre-made paste in Oregon, USA) for the filling. Simply added 2/3 cup sugar, pureed, then added 6 tablespoons shortening to the seeds. Also made another variation with crushed canned pineapple, very good too!
Thank you so much for this great recipe, and also giving me the confidence to try it!
Hi Wong,
Thank you for sharing your recipe to make the lotus paste from scratch. I am sure it will benefit other readers who can’t find the ready-made lotus paste.
KP Kwan
Hi, thanks for your recipe. I just marinate my egg with salt lastnight to achieve salted egg but I like to speed up the time by adding water and more salt before bake day on 1 oct. Question is if It isnt salty enough by then and I put in my lotus/red bean paste, will it be ok, will it burst easily?
Thanks
pol
Hi Pol,
I have not made the salted egg from scratch so far, and I am not sure about it. However, understand that it takes about three weeks to marinate the egg.
So if I am you, I will head to the grocery shop to get some ready-make salted egg this round. Just my thought!
KP Kwan
Hi Kp Kwan
Thank you for your advice. I bought it and will attempt to make. Im wondering if you have the recipe for snowy mooncakes. my wooden mould is the standard size, most recipe in youtube use 50g mould. Thank you. Pol
Ps: Happy Mooncake Festival to you.
Stay safe&happy!
Hi Pol,
I have one which may be useful to you.
https://tasteasianfood.com/snow-skin-mooncake/
Happy Mooncake Festival.
KP Kwan
Jenny,
The ratio of dough to filling is 3:7, so you should probably do 23g of dough to 52g filling.
Sure this ratio is OK. For those experts, they can wrap more filling with less pastry with their skillful hand.
Thank you so much. I lived in China for a few years with my Chinese husband, and we’re going to make moon cakes for the first time this year in the UK. We’re using red beans inside. We’re going to make dumplings too. Oh, I miss China so much.
Hello, we are in middle of autumn here. But in my country we do not celebrate autumn, which is sad. I found this recipe of mooncakes, and would bake them very soon. So I can feel all the feelings of the autumn tasting them. Your recipe is so well described, that there is no hesitation, I will not succeed.
Thank you, Kwan.
Hi Lila La,
Thanks for trying the recipe. I hope the explanation is clear and you will enjoy it.
KP Kwan
That lôk so so delicious. Thanks for sharing and love your site
You are welcome Chelsea.
I did try once in Viet Nam, I remember! So great with some cups of tea. Some of my friend there recommend me Mooncake. Til now I cannot forget its taste. I will follow your recipe to do that. Hope it will turned out great!
Hi Kelly,
All the best, and I hope you will enjoy the mooncake.
KP Kwan
Wow the effort and detail you have put in this is absolutely amazing. I’m so thankful I found your blog. Keep up the beautiful work. Bless you.
Thank you, and I hope you will enjoy the mooncake.
And may I know why some need to add egg yolk in the moon cake dough, and the purpose is? Thk u
I am not sure, but it’s interesting to try adding egg yolk to the dough to see any difference.
Thank you, so much for this recipe. Now I can make them all the time and share this with my family.
You are welcome.
This is the first time I have made it. Amazing! It is beyond my expectation. Thank you!
Glad to know it turns out well and you love it.
This looks very difficult at first, but after a couple of try’s it’ll come around to you eventually!
Thanks, and I appreciate your patience in trying this recipe.
I am noticing more and more in recipies and yours is the same that the measure for fluid is now in grams. Can you please tell me how I measure 24 g of vegetable oil as it is a liquid measure and grams are a measure for flour, buttter, sugar which are solid measures and mils is the measure for liquid. Why has this measure now changed and what would I measure in you recipe for 24 g into mls.
Thankyou
Judith.
Hi Judith,
The reason I use gram is that it is the most accurate way of measuring. We use a digital weighing machine down to one gram in our restaurant to measure everything from solid to liquid. That is to avoid any inaccuracy in spoon and cups from our staff.
Since there is no single measurement worldwide (even pint in the US differ from the UK measurement), it is impossible to list all units of measurements.
the best way (and free) is to use a service form Convert Me dot com.:
https://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/cooking/
You can try this website. I use it to convert 24g vegetable oil and is equal to 1.8tbsp or 27ml or 0.85 oz.
However, I will include the tsp and tbsp in approximation in my new recipe to come for the readers’ convenience.
Thank you so much,
KP Kwan
I am going to send this recipe to all my friends because this recipe is amazing. Thank you♥️♥️♥️
Thanks, and wish you and your friends will enjoy the mooncakes
The outside of my mooncake melted after I baked it! Why did that happen?
Hi, this problem never happens to me, and I do not have the right answer. The closest I can think of is the mooncake collapse. It happens when there is too much sugar and the liquid content is too high. I hope that is what you mean by melting.