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Shanghai Mooncake : Beetroot Single Yolk Pandan Lotus Paste

INGREDIENT

Shanghai Mooncake Skin

320g  Wheat flour

65g    Icing sugar

40g    Custard powder

2g      Baking powder

250g  Ausicows unsalted butter

10g    Beetroot powder

 

Beetroot Single Yolk Pandan Lotus Paste – Each pieces

15g Salted egg yolk 1pc

62g HK Pandan lotus paste

3g   Sunflower seeds

Method
  1. For Shanghai Mooncake skin , mix all the ingredients in a mixer until a dough is formed.
  2. Cover the dough and let it rest for 10 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 200°c.
  4. Divide the rested dough into portions of 40g each.
  5. Flatten one portion of dough into a round disc.
  6. Take the HK Pandan lotus paste and flatten it slightly in your palm.
  7. Place salted egg in the middle and sprinkle sunflower seeds on top , then roll into a smooth ball.
  8. Wrap the flattened dough around the filling ball, sealing the edges completely.
  9. Roll the filled ball gently between your palms to smooth out the surface.
  10. Bake the mooncakes for 20 minutes.
  11. Brush the surface of the mooncakes with egg wash and continue baking for 5 minutes