The process of making moon cakes (inheriting the delicious art of Chinese culture)

Moon cake is one of the traditional cakes in China, which is famous for its unique shape and rich flavor. Making moon cakes is a unique skill, which requires many steps and careful operation. The following will introduce the process of making moon cakes for you in detail.

material preparation

The first preparation for making moon cakes is to prepare all kinds of materials. The main ingredients include flour, oil, sugar and stuffing. Flour should be high-gluten flour to ensure the taste and texture of moon cakes. Generally, lard or vegetable oil is used as grease to increase the crispness in the process of making moon cakes. Sugar can be white granulated sugar or rock sugar, which can be adjusted according to personal taste. There are many kinds of fillings, such as bean paste, lotus seed paste, nuts and five kernels.

Make dough

The first step in making moon cakes is to mix dough. Mix and stir flour and oil until it becomes granular. Then gradually add sugar and appropriate amount of water, and stir into a uniform dough. Put the dough on the chopping board and knead it by hand for a few minutes until the dough is soft and elastic. Then cover the dough with a wet cloth and let it stand for 30 minutes to let the dough relax fully.

Make stuffing

The second step in making moon cakes is to make stuffing. Choose the right stuffing according to your own taste. For example, to choose bean paste, you need to cook the red beans, then add the right amount of sugar and oil and stir well. If you choose nut stuffing, you can grind nuts into powder, add sugar and oil and mix well. When making stuffing, you can add some floral perfume or other seasonings according to your personal taste to increase the aroma and taste of the stuffing.

Make moon cake skin

The third step in making moon cakes is to make moon cake skins. Divide the dough into small pieces, and then roll each small piece into thin slices. Wrap the stuffing in the moon cake skin, and then pinch the moon cake skin tightly so that the stuffing is completely wrapped inside. Gently squeeze the moon cakes with your hands to make them smooth. Then put the moon cake on the baking tray, and brush a layer of egg yolk liquid on the surface of the moon cake with a brush to increase the color of the moon cake.

Baked moon cake

The last step in making moon cakes is baking. Put the baking tray in the preheated oven and bake it at the right temperature and time. The baking time and temperature depend on different kinds of moon cakes and personal tastes. Generally speaking, the baking temperature of moon cakes is 180℃ and the baking time is 20-30 minutes. After baking, take the moon cakes out to cool before eating.

final result

Through the above steps, a delicious moon cake is ready. Making moon cakes requires not only skill and patience, but also love and inheritance of traditional culture. Every Mid-Autumn Festival, moon cakes are delicious gifts for relatives and friends, and they are also one of the symbols of China culture. I hope that through the process of making moon cakes, more people can understand and inherit the delicious art of Chinese culture.