How to make handmade cakes and moon cakes?

I always thought that baking was the world of West Point, but I suddenly found out how the traditional dim sum in China had connotation. I found that traditional Chinese dim sum actually doesn't need many molds, and it basically depends on the skills of the master to shape various shapes. I feel that the food in our country is really good and distinctive. In order to make Chinese cakes, I bought two seals specially. Although the price is very cheap, they are printed on the cake and feel like a traditional taste at once. I still advocate making cakes at home, such as lard for cakes. The pork suet you bought in the supermarket, boiled and filtered by yourself, is safe and secure, tastes better and has higher quality. Moreover, the jujube paste stuffing in my heart is also my own fried jujube paste stuffing. There is no flour or glutinous rice flour, so the taste is particularly rich. The whole house is full of jujube paste fragrance, and my family is full of praise after eating it.

The main ingredients are 5 people.

400g flour

40 grams of fine sugar

200 ml of warm water

Lard100g

950 grams of jujube paste

condiments

1 wooden seal

A little red food pigment

Lard (ghee)150g

Ordinary flour (cake) 300g

Step 1 jujube paste crisp moon cake &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

The main ingredients are all oil skin raw materials except jujube paste. First of all, let's talk about the method of making jujube paste, which is actually relatively simple. Jujube 1000g sugar 300g vegetable oil 160g water. Remove the stone from the jujube first, and it will be easier to operate with a knife. Then spread the jujube in a steamer and steam it for 30 minutes on medium heat until the jujube becomes dark and soft.

Step 2: jujube paste soup moon cake &; Jujube crisp illustration

If there is a high-speed blender or blender, add water to the steamed red dates and beat them into jujube pulp. If not, I'll add water to the egg beater, or I can beat it into jujube paste, but the taste will be rough, and I can eat jujube peel, but if I don't cook it often, I don't need to spend so much money on high-speed blender. Then put the beaten jujube paste into the pot, add fine sugar and stir-fry with medium and small fire, add 3.4 times of vegetable oil in the process of stir-frying, and stir-fry continuously until it is completely absorbed by the jujube paste until the water is almost volatilized and the jujube paste is dry and stuffed.

Step 3: jujube paste crisp moon cake &; Self-made method of jujube crisp

Let's talk about cooking lard: if you don't use lard, you can use vegetable oil butter, but the effect is not as good as lard, and the taste is similar, because lard is easy to crisp, and after you buy it, you should first put hot water on it, filter out the water and impurities after the pork suet is slightly boiled, then put the pork suet into a wok for heating, and so on, clear lard and oil residue will appear, and the cooled lard will be white and clean. White lard at room temperature must be used, which cannot be liquid or refrigerated. The approximate ratio is 1 kg pork suet =0.7 kg lard.

Step 4: jujube paste crisp moon cake &; Simple method for making jujube crisp

Put the four kinds of oil skins in the main ingredients into a bread bucket and stir the dough evenly.

Step 5: jujube paste crisp moon cake &; How to eat jujube crisp

Hand-made dough is also acceptable, as long as it is uniform.

Step 6: jujube paste crisp moon cake &; How to make jujube brittle

Wrap the stirred dough with plastic wrap and let it stand for 30 minutes, which will relax the dough. It is very important that it is not easy to break when rolled up and cannot be omitted.

Step 7: jujube paste crisp moon cake &; How to fry jujube crisp

Then I started making cakes. Put two kinds of cakes in the main ingredients into a bowl and mix them evenly by hand. Because cakes have a high oil content and are particularly easy to melt, it is necessary to speed up the mixing.

Step 8: jujube paste soup moon cake &; How to make jujube crisp

Wrap the mixed pastry with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator, which is helpful for later operation. There is no specific regulation on how long to let the dough stand in cold storage, as long as it is allowed to stand together.

Step 9: jujube paste soup moon cake &; How to stew jujube crisp

After standing, the two doughs of oil skin and pastry were divided into 32 uniform small doughs, each with 23g oil skin and 14g pastry.

Step 10 jujube paste crisp moon cake &; How to fry jujube crisp

The wrapped oil dough has been wrapped with plastic wrap, otherwise, with the passage of time, some of the initial dough will be dry, which is not conducive to the later operation.

Step 1 1 jujube paste crisp moon cake &; How to fry jujube crisp

Now start to wrap the oil skin and pastry with water. First, flatten the large oil skin into a flat round shape. Put the smaller dough in the middle of the cake. Fold the dough. Press the pastry with your left thumb. Fold the pastry with your right hand. Finally, close it and be sure to tighten it.

Step 12 jujube paste crisp moon cake &; How to make jujube brittle

Knead round and close.

Step 13 jujube paste crisp moon cake &; How to fry jujube crisp

Gently roll the wrapped dough into an oval shape with a rolling pin. If the contraction is serious, don't flatten it hard. Let stand 15 minutes to relax before continuing.

Step 14 jujube paste crisp moon cake &; How to make jujube crisp

Then roll it up from top to bottom.

Step 15 jujube paste crisp moon cake &; How to stew jujube crisp

Combine all the oil-in-water skins and shortcakes, roll them up according to the steps of 12- 14, cover them with plastic wrap, and let them rest for 15 minutes.

Step 16 jujube paste crisp moon cake &; Production of jujube chips

/kloc-after 0/5 minutes, put the seal of the dough roll up and put it vertically on the chopping board.

Step 17 jujube paste crisp moon cake &; Method for making jujube flower crisp

Roll into a flat oval.

Step 18 jujube paste crispy moon cake &; Jujube brittle daquan

Then roll it up.

Step 19 jujube paste crisp moon cake &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

According to the steps of 16- 18, roll out all the remaining dough, roll out all the dough twice, then cover it with plastic wrap and let it stand for 30 minutes.

Step 20: Crispy moon cakes with jujube paste &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

It is best to divide the jujube paste evenly with an electronic scale in the last period of standing and relaxing, so that it is more uniform.

Step 2 1 jujube paste crisp moon cake &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

The weight of jujube paste stuffing is 30g each, then knead it and put it on a plate sprinkled with flour to prevent adhesion. If the fried stuffing is not dry enough, it may stick to your hands, so stick more flour.

Step 22: Crispy moon cakes with jujube paste &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

After the dough roll is relaxed, the jujube paste stuffing is also divided, so you can start wrapping jujube paste cakes, and fold the two ends of the dough roll in the middle.

Step 23: jujube paste soup moon cake &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

Then flatten

Step 24: Crispy moon cakes with jujube paste &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

Slowly roll it flat and round with a rolling pin, and put the jujube paste filling in the middle of the cake.

Step 25: jujube paste soup moon cake &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

Wrap the cake according to the stepsNo. 1 1, and make sure to tighten the mouth.

Step 26: Crispy moon cakes with jujube paste &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

Turn your mouth down and roll it out slowly in the baking tray with a rolling pin.

Step 27: Crispy moon cakes with jujube paste &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

This step is optional. Mix a little water with red food pigment, adjust the color, and put a piece of facial tissue in it, so that it won't drip when touched with a wooden seal, just like the feeling of inkpad. You can bake it directly in the preheated oven 180 degrees for 20 minutes.

Step 28: Crispy moon cakes with jujube paste &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

I also made a jujube crisp shape, which is to cut the flat cake with scissors and divide it into 12 pieces, which is more beautiful.

Step 29: jujube paste soup moon cake &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

Twist the petals into jujube paste, either to the left or to the right, but it must be in the same direction to look good.

Step 30: Crispy moon cakes with jujube paste &; A complete collection of jujube flower cake practices

Finally, twist all the petals, and the baking temperature can be 200 degrees 15 minutes or 180 degrees for 29 minutes. The oven should be preheated in advance.

Finished product drawing

Cooking tips

I always thought that baking was the world of West Point, but I suddenly found out how the traditional dim sum in China had connotation. I found that traditional Chinese dim sum actually doesn't need many molds, and it basically depends on the skills of the master to shape various shapes. I feel that the food in our country is really good and distinctive. In order to make Chinese cakes, I bought two seals specially. Although the price is very cheap, they are printed on the cake and feel like a traditional taste at once. I still advocate making cakes at home, such as lard for cakes. The pork suet you bought in the supermarket, boiled and filtered by yourself, is safe and secure, tastes better and has higher quality. Moreover, the jujube paste in my heart is also my own fried jujube paste, without flour or glutinous rice flour, so the taste is particularly rich, and the smell of jujube paste is all over the house, and my family is full of praise.