At what temperature do mooncakes generally need to be baked and how long does it take?

The oven temperature is 180 degrees and bakes for about 20 minutes.

The reason why baked foods such as bread and moon cakes are soft and elastic is that the linear part of starch is destroyed and matured during the baking process.

As the storage time increases, the damaged structure will slowly associate, causing the soft baked food to gradually harden. This is the phenomenon of staleness.

The aging speed is related to temperature.

Generally speaking, mooncakes have soft skin, high water content, and are easy to spoil. It is best to put the mooncakes in the refrigerator together with the packaging box and take them out one hour before eating to ensure the taste.

Extended information: Precautions for making mooncakes: 1. The proportion of dough should be flexibly controlled according to the raw materials used at home.

2. It is best to use raw egg yolks for the duck eggs in the filling, so that the oil from the egg yolks will melt into the mooncake skin when the mooncakes are baked.

3. When the user takes the mooncake out of the mold, the force should be even and do not apply force repeatedly.

4. The baking time in the oven should be based on the size of the mooncake pieces. You can open the oven to take a look during the baking process to avoid burning.

5. In order to make the baked mooncakes more fragrant, users should remember not to add too much butter when kneading the dough to avoid shortening.