Taipan Ice Skin (How to make a traditional Mid-Autumn Festival food and serving tips)

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals. On the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar every year, people will enjoy the moon, eat mooncakes, drink tea and admire flowers. Among all kinds of mooncakes, iced mooncake is a special mooncake because it doesn't need to be baked, has a soft outer skin, a delicious inner filling, and a refreshing taste, which is loved by the general public. And Taipan Ice Skin is a very classic ice mooncake, let's take a look at how to make it and serving tips below.

Preparation of materials

The following materials are needed to make Taipan Ice Skin:

1. 500 grams of glutinous rice flour

2. 15 grams of red bean curd powder

3. 100 grams of powdered sugar

4. Vegetable oil in moderation

5. Water in moderation

6. Filling (according to personal taste)

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Making Steps

1. Mix glutinous rice flour, red currant powder and powdered sugar together and sift them into a large bowl.

2. Slowly add the water, mixing as you go, until it becomes a smooth dough.

3. Knead the dough into a long strip and divide into small pieces, about 30 grams each.

4. Knead each piece into a ball, flatten it into a pancake shape, put in the filling and wrap it up.

5. Gently roll each piece into a ball and place it in the glutinous rice flour to coat the surface evenly.

6. Place the ball into the mold and gently press it into the shape of the mold.

7. Invert the mold and tap gently to remove the iced mooncake from the mold.

8. Brush with a layer of vegetable oil and place in the freezer for about 2 hours before serving.

Eating Tips

1. The mooncakes need to be refrigerated in order to keep their shape and texture, so you need to take them out and defrost them before serving.

2. During the defrosting process, you can either leave the iced mooncakes at room temperature or defrost them in the microwave.

3. Iced mooncakes have a refreshing flavor, so choose light green tea or floral tea for the accompanying tea.

4. The filling of the iced mooncake can be chosen according to personal taste, such as bean paste, red dates, sesame seeds and so on.

Ending

Taipan Ice Skin is a very classic iced mooncake, which is easy to make, has a refreshing taste, and is loved by the general public. On this special day of Mid-Autumn Festival, it is undoubtedly a very pleasant thing to taste a homemade Taipan Ice Skin with your family and friends.