The method for making Guang-style mooncakes with red bean paste filling

Mooncakes are deliciously simple.However, how to make this dish taste good is crucial in the process and steps.（Below, cooking website editors will explain the method and steps for making Guangdong-style mooncakes (with red bean paste). Guangdong-style mooncakes (with red bean paste)are very delicious home-cooked dishes. Next, we'll share how to make Guangdong-stylemooncakes (with red bean paste), ensuring both the flavor and taste are top-notch.Mooncakes (with red bean paste) recipe: The ingredients introduction is as follows:1. Syrup: Lemon juice

(2 lemons)2. Sugar: 400 grams 3. Red bean paste: Cooked mung beans (250 grams), sugar (60 grams), oil (80 grams)

4. Mooncake dough:Medium wheat flour: 100 grams Oil: 25 grams Syrup: 85 grams Alkali water: 2 grams Red bean paste (225 grams) Guangdong-style mooncakes (with red bean paste) recipe steps:1. Peel the lemon, extract the juice using a juicer, and measure out 50 grams to set aside. 2. Put 400 grams of sugar and 200 grams of water into a saucepan and heat over medium flame until the syrup completely dissolves.Sugar syrup Boil for about 30 minutes, then stop heating. Do not stir the syrup while boiling; let it cool before storing in a bottle.

Syrup needs to be stored for 15 days before use, so make sure to prepare it ahead of time.

3. Rinse the mung beans and place them in a pressure cooker with twice their volume of water. Cook for about half an hour.

4. After cooking, pour the mung bean soup into a blender, blend until smooth.

3.5. Pour the blended mixture into a non-stick pan, add oil and sugar in three portions while stirring continuously after each addition. 6. Continue to cook until the red bean paste is mostly dry.7. Add a small amount of cooked flour (lightly stir-fried in a non-stick pan) when the paste is almost dry. 8. Once all moisture has evaporated, transfer the red bean paste into a dish and allow it to cool completely.

Red bean paste must be fully dried or cracks will form on the mooncake.9. Next, make the mooncake dough by mixing syrup, oil, and alkali water (1 gram sodium bicarbonate dissolved in 3 grams of water).

10. Mix well until completely combined; avoid rushing this step.

11. Add flour to the mixture.

12. Stir evenly with a spatula.

13. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.

14. After an hour, divide the dough into 25-gram balls, wearing gloves to prevent sticking.15. Place a red bean paste ball in each dough ball.

16. Gently push the dough to cover the entire red bean paste.17. Ensure the dough fully encases the filling.

18. Roll each mooncake in flour.

19. Dust the mold with flour, tap out any excess and press the dough into the mold.

20. Press the molded dough onto a prepared baking sheet lined with parchment paper to form the patterns.

21. Preheat the oven to 380°F (190°C) for 10 minutes; spray water on the mooncakes, then bake for about 5 minutes.

22. After setting, brush the mooncakes with egg wash.

23. Bake for another 10 minutes or until golden.

24. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before packaging and storing for 2-3 days to fully mature.

25|The image below shows common reasons for failure in making Guangdong-style mooncakes; keep these tips in mind and you will eventually succeed.

Pound the flour into the mold by hand, shaking the mold to ensure it coats the entire inner surface.

Place the mooncake ball into the mold.

Remove the mold and press out the pattern on a baking tray lined with parchment paper using your hands.

22.Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat for 10 minutes. Spray water evenly over the mooncakes before placing them in the oven.

After 5 minutes, remove the mooncakes from the oven.Brush the egg yolk onto the surface of the mooncakes. Then brush on some water.

Place the mooncakes back into the oven and bake for another 10 minutes.

Once the mooncakes have turned golden, remove them from the oven. Allow them to cool completely before packaging. Wait 2 to 3 days for the mooncakes to mature fully before eating.

This photo illustrates common mistakes when making Guang-style mooncakes on Baidu; please refer to it and keep trying until you succeed.