Filling Instructions: Soak red beans in water to cover 2 hours. Drain and discard the water. Cover with 8 cups fresh water and bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat 1-1/2 hours or until skins open. Strain the beans and discard the skins. Place the strained beans in several layers of cheesecloth and squeeze out any excess water.
Place in a saucepan with the lard or oil and the sugar. Cook, stirring continuously, until almost all the moisture has evaporated. Let cool.
将红豆、猪油(或植物油)和糖一起放入锅中煮,并不停地搅拌,直到水分全部蒸发,然后放置一边冷却。
Dough Instructions: You will need 2 cups of filling for the mooncakes. Divide this into 20 portions and shape into balls.Mix ingredients for the water-shortening dough and the flaky dough separately until smooth. Divide each dough into 20 equal portions.
Wrap one portion of flaky dough inside each portion of water-shortening dough. Roll out each piece of dough, then fold in thirds to form three layers. Roll out again, and once more fold in thirds to form three layers.
Flatten each piece of dough with the palm of your hand to form a 3" circle. Place one portion of filling in the center. Gather the edges to enclose the filling and pinch to seal. Place the filled packet in the mold, gently pressing to fit. Invert and remove the mold.
Dilute red food coloring with water and pour onto a damp paper towel on a plate. Take some food coloring onto the cookie-design stamp, then press on top of the mooncake.
Repeat process for remaining mooncakes. Arrange mooncakes on a baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool before serving.
英文对照:Ingredients :140 g Glutinous rice powder 50 g Short grain rice powder 110 g Wheat starch 80 g Caster sugar 80 g Sweetened condensed milk 400 ml Unsweetened condensed milk 60 g Shortening 3 g Unsweetened cacao powder 3 g Matcha green tea powder 500-600 g Bean paste 2 tbsp Glutinous rice powderMethod :Stir together rice flours, wheat starch, sugar, sweetened and unsweetened condensed milk in a bowl. Steam the mixture for 30 minutes on high heat. Remove and cool briefly aside. Rub in the shortening and mix until the dough is smooth and soft.Divide the dough into two portions and divide one of them again into half. Mix cacao powder with one and matcha with the other until combined. Divide each flavour of dough into 28 portions. Prepare the filling too into 28 portions. Microwave two tablespoons of glutinous rice powder with strong heat for about 1 minute until cooked.Dust the mooncake mould (50-63 grams) and tap to remove excess rice flour. Take one portion from each 3 colours of dough and combine them into a round. Flatten out the dough and center the filling. Seal and shape into a ball. Lightly coat the surface with prepared cooked glutinous rice flour. Press each into mooncake mould and then push lightly out on a serving plate. Cover tightly with plastic film and chill for 1-2 hours.材料:140克 糯米粉 50克 粘米粉 110克 小麦澄粉 80克 细砂糖 80克 炼乳 400毫升 淡奶 60克 白油 3克 可可粉 3克 抹茶粉 500-600克 豆沙馅 2大勺 糯米粉 做法:糯米粉,粘米粉,小麦粉,细糖,炼乳和淡奶放入盆里,搅拌均匀后旺火蒸30分钟左右。取出稍晾凉片刻,加入白油揉成光滑柔软的团状。面团匀分成两份,其中一份再分两小份。1小份加入可可粉揉成淡咖啡色可可饼皮,另外1小份加入抹茶粉揉成绿色抹茶饼皮。将3种不同颜色的饼皮各分成28份,豆沙馅也分成28份。2大勺糯米粉用微波强火热1分钟至熟成为手粉。洒些熟糯米粉在月饼模子内(大小50-63克),拍出多余的粉。每种颜色的饼皮各取1份粘合成圆,按扁后放上1份豆沙包紧,收口后搓圆。表面拍上薄薄一层熟糯米粉,入模子压好成型,推出放在盘子,盖上保鲜膜冷藏1-2小时即可食用。