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Suzhou specialty food, the traditional taste is to make Soviet-style moon cakes.

Suzhou is an ancient city in the south of China, with rich history and food culture. Among them, Suzhou-style moon cakes, as one of the traditional cuisines in Suzhou, have a history of hundreds of years. Su-style moon cakes are famous all over the country for their sweet and delicious taste. Today, let's learn how to make Su-style moon cakes.

material preparation

-Flour: 500 grams

-powdered sugar:150g

-Sesame: 100g

-chopped green onion: moderate amount

-Peanut oil: moderate amount

-Salt: the right amount

-Water: moderate amount

Production steps

1. Ready

Put the flour into a large bowl, add proper amount of salt and water, knead it into a smooth dough, and cover it with a wet cloth for 30 minutes.

Make stuffing

Stir-fry sesame seeds, add sugar powder and stir well.

Make moon cake skin

Divide the dough into small portions, knead it into a circle, roll it into thin skin, wrap it with stuffing, pinch the mouth tightly, knead it into a circle, and put it in a baking tray.

Bake moon cakes

Brush a layer of egg yolk liquid on the surface of the moon cake, sprinkle with chopped green onion and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until the surface is golden.

5. After-furnace treatment

Take out the baked moon cakes, put them in a ventilated place to cool, and then bag them for eating.

skill

1. Adding salt to the dough can increase the toughness and elasticity of the dough and make the mooncake skin more chewy.

2. When baking moon cakes, be sure to pay attention to the heat, so as to avoid scorching or insufficient heat.

3. Brush the surface of the moon cake with egg yolk liquid, which can make the moon cake more golden and increase the aroma of the moon cake.