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Lotus Seed Mooncake

A traditional pastry with a golden embossed crust wrapped around sweet lotus seed paste and salted duck egg yolks.

65 minHardServes 6380 cal/serving

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Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups cake flour, sifted
  • 1/2 cup golden syrup
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp lye water
  • 2 cups lotus seed paste
  • 6 salted duck egg yolks, steamed
  • 2 tbsp beaten egg yolk, whisked

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix 1/2 cup golden syrup, 3 tbsp vegetable oil, and 1/2 tsp lye water in a bowl until fully combined.

  2. 2

    Fold in 1.5 cups sifted cake flour to form a soft dough, wrap tightly, and rest at room temperature for 1 hour.

  3. 3

    Divide 2 cups lotus seed paste into 6 equal portions and wrap each portion around a 6 steamed salted duck egg yolks to form filling balls.

  4. 4

    Divide the rested dough into 6 equal portions, flatten each into a thin disk, wrap around a filling ball, and press into a mooncake mold.

  5. 5

    Unmold onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, mist lightly with water, and bake at 375 degrees F for 5 minutes.

  6. 6

    Remove from oven, brush tops lightly with 2 tbsp whisked beaten egg yolk, and bake for another 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown.

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Questions

What is Lotus Seed Mooncake?

A traditional pastry with a golden embossed crust wrapped around sweet lotus seed paste and salted duck egg yolks. This reference files it under Chinese dessert: made in the oven, rated hard and about 65 minutes start to finish.

What temperature do I cook Lotus Seed Mooncake at?

For Lotus Seed Mooncake, the oven is set to 375 F (about 190 C) in step 5. The longest stretch at that heat is 12 minutes, in step 6.

Why fold instead of stir in Lotus Seed Mooncake?

Step 2 reads: "Fold in 1.5 cups sifted cake flour to form a soft dough, wrap tightly, and rest at room temperature for 1 hour." Folding keeps the air you just beat in. Stirring at step 2 would knock it out and the result would come out dense.

Is there a substitute for corn syrup in Lotus Seed Mooncake?

The entry for Lotus Seed Mooncake calls for 1/2 cup golden syrup. In its place: Honey works in baking, measure for measure. In candy work do not substitute: the syrup is there to stop sugar crystals forming.

Can I make Lotus Seed Mooncake gluten-free?

Yes. The gluten in Lotus Seed Mooncake is 1.5 cups cake flour, sifted. Swap the flour for a 1-to-1 gluten-free baking blend (where it only thickens a sauce, half as much cornstarch also works). Everything else proceeds as written.

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