Learn how to make traditional mooncakes at home!
♥Công thức tiếng Việt: http://www.gocbep.com/2013/09/video-cach-lam-banh-trung-thu.html
♥My English blog: http://www.vanskitchen.net/2013/09/traditional-mooncake-recipe.html/
Ingredients: (makes 3 mooncakes size 3 ½" x 3 ½" x 1 ½")
Dough:
50 g (1/2 cup) enriched bleached all purpose flour
30 g (2 tbsp) golden syrup (homemade, or Tate and Lyle's brand, I bought at Cost Plus World Market but you can buy it on amazon here: http://amzn.to/1cXDSf4 )
¼ tsp lye water (available at Asian grocers)
14 g (1 tbsp ) vegetable oil
Homemade golden syrup:
400 g (2 cups) sugar
200 ml (1 cup minus 2 tbsp) water
50 ml (1/5 cup) fresh lemon juice, sifted
Filling:
Mung bean filling: (makes 3)
100 g (1/2 cup) skinless mung beans (wash and rinse well)
300 ml (1 ¼ cup) water
50 g (1/2 cup) sugar (or to taste)
30 ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil
3 salted egg yolks (I used the cooked store-bought ones)
1 tbsp rum
or Chestnut filling: (make 3)
1 can (370 g) chestnuts (discard the syrup)
50 g (1/2 cup) sugar (or to taste)
30 ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil
3 salted egg yolks, homemade or store-bought
Egg wash:
1 egg
♥Here are a few of the tools I used in the video:
Cuisinart Mini Food Processor: http://amzn.to/12dJNtN
Calphalon Tri-Ply Stainless Pan: http://amzn.to/WiAPbf
Anchor Hocking Oven Bake and Food preparation Set: http://amzn.to/Vrg35p
Silicone baking liner: http://amzn.to/1dvfILN
*I got my mooncake mold as a gift from Vietnam, but you can find similar one on amazon here: http://amzn.to/15cQ6il
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