This is a workable Shanghai Mooncake recipe which is great if you are celebrating Mooncake Festival with a big group of friends. The size is the same as that of Tambun Biscuits [Mungbean Pastry Biscuits], so serving it as a whole is just perfect.
The pastry is buttery, cheesy and savoury, while the lotus paste filling is not too sweet. The taste of both the pastry and filling is perfect. Crispy just after baking. Cute little mooncakes.
Ingredients
[makes 36 small size mooncakes]
180 gm butter [room temperature]
60 gm castor sugar
a pinch of salt
3 tbsp milk
3 tbsp cheese powder
270 gm plain flour
1-2 tbsp cornflour
300 gm lotus paste for mooncake or other filling of your choice mix with 25 gm toasted melon seeds
Egg wash -1 egg yolk +1 tbsp water
Some toasted black and white sesame seeds for topping
- Cream butter and sugar until light, add in milk and continue to beat until creamy.
- Gradually fold in the flour mixture to form a soft dough [like cookie dough].
- Place dough in a clean plastic bag and chill in the fridge for 1/2 an hour.
- Meanwhile, mix filling and divide into small portion of about 1 teaspoon. Roll into balls, place on a plate and chill before use.
- Remove dough from fridge. Divide into small portions [about 1 level tablespoon]. Shape into round, flatten and wrap filling. Seal the edges well and roll into a balls. Flour your hands if dough is sticky.
- Place on a lined baking tray with some space in between.
- Bake in preheated oven at 180 degrees C for 10 minutes, remove from oven, leave to cool a little before brushing egg wash. Sprinkle some sesame seeds.
- Return to bake in oven for another 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove and leave to cool on wire rack before storing in air-tight container.
Hi Kimmy! Wah, baking mooncakes again. Time flies, so fast now is mooncake season. I bet this mooncake cannot get outside. Whoever receive from you is very lucky!
ReplyDeleteHi Phong Hong, yes time passes by really quick. Remembered we just celebrated Mooncake Festival not too long ago. These are for this year's gathering with neighbors.
ReplyDeleteHi Kimmy, can I prepare the skin and filling ahead, to assemble at closer date?
ReplyDeleteHi Lynn , I believe you can prepare it a day earlier, but remember to thaw it before you can shape the dough. However,for the filling, you can shape into round balls before keeping in the fridge.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kimmy.
ReplyDeleteI intend to make small mooncake like yours,
Can i assume 15g of skin and 15g filling?
What is Cheese powder?
Can i use mooncake mould ?
Hi Lynn, you cannot use mooncake mould because the dough is different. It is pastry crust. The dough skin has to be slightly more to wrap the filling. You can try with a piece. Actually you can make into any size you wish. Some like the pastry to be thick, others prefer it to be thin. It's you own preference. Cheese powder has cheesy flavour, available at stores selling baking ingredients.
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