Why is the moon cake skin hard?
The quality of moon cakes depends on whether they are made of water or oil-mixed flour. When they are baked with water, they become harder and harder. The moon cakes of the famous brand Xinghualou are all made of blended flour, which is soft and delicious. For stuffing, edible gum and food with hard skin are used as skins. If it is too hard, it means that the skin loses more water.
How can the mooncake skin be moderately soft and hard?
1, cake crust method: put the syrup in the microwave oven to heat and melt, and then mix it with amaranth water evenly.
2. Pour 50g of cooking oil and stir well again.
3. Sieve in 200 grams of low flour and mix well.
4. Stir well, knead into smooth dough, wrap it in a fresh-keeping bag, and put it in the refrigerator to relax for 30 minutes.
5, moon cake practice: according to the size of the mold, the ratio of stuffing to dough is 6: 4, which is convenient for novices.
6, the moon cake skin dough is pressed into a round piece, and a mass of mung bean paste is put.
7. Gently push the dough of the moon cake skin up to the ball tightly wrapped with mung bean paste, and finally seal the dough and gently round it.
8. Wipe some dry flour on your hands and roll it with a flour ball. After dipping a little dry flour, cover the moon cake blank ball with the moon cake mold and gently press the handle.
9, demoulding just need to pick up the moon cake mold, and then gently press the handle, the moon cake will come out.
10. After the oven is preheated, put the baking tray with moon cakes in the oven, bake at 220 degrees for about 8- 10 minutes, take out the baking tray, air dry for 5 minutes, brush with egg yolk liquid, and bake at 200 degrees for about 8- 10 minutes. After the moon cake is completely cooled, put it in a sealed bag and return the oil.
Precautions for baking
1, the proportion of dough should be flexibly mastered according to the raw materials used at home. ?
2. It is best to use raw egg yolk for duck egg yolk in stuffing. When baking moon cakes in this way, the oil in the yolk will melt into the moon cake skin. ?
3. When the moon cake is taken out of the mold, the force should be even, and it is not allowed to be used repeatedly. Generally, it is buckled on the side and buckled on the reverse side. It is not advisable to put more dry powder in the mold. ?
4. The baking time in the oven should be controlled according to the size of the moon cake, or you can open the oven when baking to avoid scorching. ?
In order to make the baked moon cakes more fragrant, you can add a little less butter when kneading noodles, but remember not to add more to avoid crispness.