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Ingredients and making method of moon cake stuffing

Many people are familiar with the mention of moon cakes, especially in the Mid-Autumn Festival. There are many kinds of moon cakes in life, which are closely related to the fillings of moon cakes. Baiguo moon cake is a popular moon cake. This kind of moon cake can also be made at home, which is also a variety of production processes, and of course it is more complicated. Learn more.

1. Raw materials

Flour, edible vegetable oil, wax gourd sauce, wax gourd sugar, sunflower seed, walnut kernel, watermelon seed, white sesame seed, sugar rose, sugar dried tangerine peel, kumquat, green plum, syrup, cake powder, fresh egg liquid, pure white meat, caramel, alkaline water, etc. It can be slightly adjusted according to personal taste.

2. Syrup making:

Boil sugar and water according to a certain proportion, then add maltose and boil for about 5 minutes. After the syrup is made, it needs to be stored for 15 ~ 20 days to soften the sucrose before use.

3. Leather making:

Sieve the flour, put it on the table, cut a hole in the middle, pour in the processed syrup, stir with alkaline water first, then add oil, gradually mix in the flour, and rub until the leather is moderate in hardness and smooth in surface.

4. Filling:

Cut white fat into cubes, pickling with sugar, chopping fruits, preserves and nuts, dissolving white sugar and sugar-stained white fat in water, and then adding sesame seeds, fruits, preserves and the like. Finally, add the cake powder and mix well.

5. Filling:

First of all, divide the cake stuffing and crust relatively well, pick up the picked crust, flatten it with your palm, put the stuffing in and close it. Put your mouth down on the table and gently apply dry powder to prevent the impression from sticking during molding.

6. Forming:

Put the pinched moon cake blank into a special impression, seal it up and press it tightly to avoid exposing the edge of the cake skin or overflowing the mold. Then knock off the stamps and put them in the baking tray one by one.

7. Finishing:

Beat the eggs for decoration evenly, brush off the dry powder on the cake first, and then brush a thin layer of egg liquid on the surface of the cake with a combination brush to increase the luster.

8. Baking:

Generally, the oven temperature is 250 ~ 280℃, and the baking time is about 15 ~ 20 minutes.