Recipe

Moon Cakes Recipe

	Fluffy24 / All my dishes 1 year, 3 months ago Mooncakes are the highlight of China's annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Saw this on the Today Show with Marin Chang. Prep:15m Cook:20m Servings:10	Fluffy24
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Ingredients

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Filling:

1 pound red azuki beans

water

3/4 cup lard or oil

1-3/4 cups sugar

Water-Shortening Dough:

2 cups flour

5 tablespoons lard

10 tablespoons water

1/4 teaspoon salt

Flaky Dough:

1 cup flour

5 tablespoons lard

red food coloring for design

Directions

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.

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.

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