Saturday, September 12, 2009

Moonies

It has been ages since I updated this blog. As usual, I have been submerged under piles of work and meetings that took me away from my desk most of the time which resulted in even more work piling up.

Last Saturday, I finally found some time in the evening to make my first batch of mooncakes. I made a Nutty Bacon Mooncake which is the traditional baked type and a Mint Snowskin with white lotus paste, which is the chilled type.

The Nutty Bacon Mooncake is a quite similar to the Five Nuts Mooncakes except that it uses streaky bacon fried to a crisp instead of using the sweeter bakwa. The bacon lend the mooncakes a savoury smokey flavor and crunch. It is also not as oily as the commercial type as some bakery also add diced cooked pork fats to the fillings.

Nutty Bacon Mooncake
Mooncakes,Chinese Pastries

Mooncakes,Chinese Pastries


The chilled Snowskin is really refreshing with the added mint essence. As you swallow each bite, you could feel the cool mintiness gliding down your throat.

Mint Snowskin Dome
Mooncakes,Chinese Pastries

Mini Mint Snowskin
Mooncakes,Chinese Pastries

This is the Basic Snowskin Recipe I used:
150g Kou Fen (cooked glutinous flour)
180g to 200g icing sugar
40g shortening
220g chilled boiled water
Food color and essence as desired
Prepared lotus paste, bean paste or other fillings.

Method:
1) Sift kou fen and icing sugar together.
2) Rub in the shortening till evenly distributed.
3) Add the water and knead into a smooth dough.
4) Put into a plastic bag and let it rest for about 20 minutes before using.
Note: If using essence and color, mix it directly into the water before adding to the kou fen.

Wrapping:
1) For the mini snowskin above, I scaled the skin into 20g and fillings into 30g.
2) For the dome shaped snowskin, I scaled the skin into 150g and fillings into 70g.
3) Roll the scaled skin into a ball. Put it into a plastic bag and press with your palm to flatten.
4) Wrap fillings with the skin and press into moulds.
5) Chill in an airtight container before serving.

8 comments:

fiona said...

Hi,

Yr snowskin mooncakes look very well made, would you mind sharing yr recipe with me? My email address is asngch@yahoo.com.sg

I tried Florence's recipe (her mooncakes look great also) 2 days ago. I think I might have over knead it or didn't do it right. It was a bit too soft at first but on the second day it became hard, didn't taste good.

Hope to get a favourable reply fr you.

Thank you and warm regards,
fiona

Anonymous said...

Hi Ginny,

WOW! The flavours are all so exciting! Look forward to more mooncakes : )

chi nee

YumMum said...

Hi Ginny,

Would you mind sharing the recipe for the Nutty Bacon Mooncake? My parents only eat wu ren mooncake and I would like to try making for them. Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Eileen

Rusti said...

Hi Elieen
Can you send me your email address.
Ginny

nyonya said...

Ginny,

I hope you would share with me the Nutty Bacan Mooncake recipe too as I am living in Melbourne and this type of mooncake isn't available here.
my email address is natasyakew@yahoo.co.uk

Thanking you in advance.

CheezyHeart said...

Dear Ginny

Wld u mind to share chocolate mooncake & Nutty Bacon Mooncake recipe with me pls =) Thks in adv here.

Miss ur post & glad to see u posting again =)

kogas5@yahoo.com

YumMum said...

Thank you Ginny! My email is xy_lotus@yahoo.com

Regards,
Eileen

Anonymous said...

Dear Ginny

Do you mind also share your chocolate mooncake & Nutty Bacon Mooncake recipe with me ? Both look so yummy yummy and I would like to make some for my family this year. Thanks in advance.

aihua3@gmail.com