Custard mooncakes

Yolky Mooncakes Moon Cake This is the most commonly eaten type Mooncake, and some friends' first time eating mooncakes should be yolk mooncakes, which shows that yolk mooncakes are widely available and popular in China. Although mooncakes are usually available around the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can also make two at home occasionally, as a dessert..

Yolk Mooncakes

Ingredients Preparation

Cake flour, syrup, oil, water, and egg yolks.

Method

1. Mix syrup, oil, and water, add cake flour and knead into a dough, chill for half an hour;

2. Take an appropriate amount of dough, knead it well, press a small pit in the middle with your thumb, then add the egg yolk;

3. Hold the egg yolk with your left thumb, use your right hand to enclose the outer shell, and finally completely wrap the egg yolk with the dough, knead it smooth;

4. Then press into shape using a mold.

Yolk Mooncake Home Recipe

Ingredients Preparation

120g low-gluten flour, 85g syrup, 300g lotus seed paste, 5 egg yolks, 2g water, and 30g oil.

Method

1. Mix syrup, water, and oil, then add flour and knead into a dough, rest for 2 hours;

2. Make 30g each of dough, 54g of lotus seed paste, and 5 egg yolks, put the egg yolks into the lotus seed paste and roll into balls;

3. Then wrap the lotus seed paste balls with dough, roll into balls, and put them into the mooncake mold, press to demold;

4. Place the mooncakes in a baking pan,oven Preheat to 200 degrees for 5 minutes in the middle layer, remove and brush with egg yolk water;

5. Then turn to 150 degrees and bake for 15 minutes, remove and seal for two days to return to oil.

How to make Bean Paste Yolk Mooncakes

Ingredients Preparation

Appropriate amount of flour, 3 egg yolks, 48g syrup, 180g bean paste, 2g water, and 12ml oil.

Method

1. Mix oil, syrup, and water;

2. Then add flour and mix well, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for half an hour;

3. Divide the egg yolks into two portions of about 6g, and the bean paste into portions of 30g;

4. Flatten the bean paste, add the egg yolk, wrap and roll into balls, then wrap with dough;

5. After wrapping, roll with high-gluten flour, also sprinkle some flour in the mold, then press and shape, and bake in the oven for 5 minutes;

6. Remove and brush with egg liquid, spray with water, and bake for 15 minutes.

About Yolk Mooncakes

The egg yolks used in yolk mooncakes are salted egg yolks, which belong to Cantonese mooncakes. However, it is best not to eat too many yolk mooncakes, especially people with high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol, it is best for them not to eat yolk mooncakes, and the elderly and young children should also avoid eating too much to avoid indigestion.