A complete collection of practices for steaming moon cakes

Steamed moon cakes are a favorite food for many people. The specific method is as follows:

Step 1: Peel and slice the pumpkin, steam it for eight minutes, then take it out and mash it.

Step 2: After mashing, add glutinous rice flour, corn starch and sugar, knead into dough, divide into small dough, and press into small cakes by hand.

Step 3: Add a proper amount of red bean paste, hold it up and knead it into a ball.

Step 4: put it into a mold for press molding.

Step 5: steam on the pot 12 minutes. Don't take it out until it's cold, or it will ruin the shape.

Extended information of moon cakes

Moon cakes, also known as moon cakes, harvest cakes and reunion cakes, are one of the traditional cakes in China. They have a long history and are very popular in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon cakes are round and shared by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony. Ancient moon cakes were originally eaten as sacrifices in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The word moon cake was first seen in Liang Lumeng by Wu in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is said that the custom of eating moon cakes in the Mid-Autumn Festival began in the Tang Dynasty, was popular in the court in the Northern Song Dynasty, and then spread among the people. At that time, it was commonly known as "small cakes" and "moon group", and it became a national diet custom in the Ming Dynasty.

After the mooncakes, they merged with the local food customs, and gradually developed the styles of Cheng Guangdong, Beijing, Suzhou, Chaozhou and Yunnan, which were loved by people all over the country.