Making Traditional Mooncake Biscuit (MyKitchen101en)

How to make the traditional Chinese mooncake biscuit. Have fun making these cute biscuits for Chinese mid-autumn festival.
Full recipe at mykitchen101en...
Ingredients:
200g low protein flour/cake flour
120g golden syrup (refer golden syrup recipe)
60g cooking oil
2 tsp lye water/alkaline water
Egg Wash:
1 egg yolk + 1 Tbsp. water
Note: tsp. = teaspoon and Tbsp. = tablespoon

[@Ljubinakuhinjica]

wow this looks amazing new sub and big like from my hart

[@zhiling7957]

Hi,may i know what the weight for each dough and the mould size please?

[@MyKitchen101en]

Weight for each dough depend on your mould, any cookie mould will do, not sure about the size.

[@shirleythong4038]

Hi, would like to know if don't want add the alkaline water is it ok? Can I only use 80g golden syrup to reduce sweet? TQ

[@MyKitchen101en]

You need alkaline water (lye water/kansui) for the flavour and colour, reducing the golden syrup will affect the result.

[@shirleythong4038]

@@MyKitchen101en Thanks for yr reply.

[@ItsMe-qs5fo]

Hii may i ask, what will the temperature and time to cook be if I use air fryer instead of oven?

[@MyKitchen101en]

I haven't tried with air fryer, you may try with lower temperature as air fryer is hotter.

[@sriasia3634]

Hi, if i want to add coconut as filling, can i use the same ingredients for dough? I am just wondering for this biscuit we have to keep for a few days for it to become softer. But if it's with coconut filling, will the filling turn bad? Thanks

[@MyKitchen101en]

Not sure how long coconut filling will last, as with any food without preservative you need to make them really sweet to extend the shelf live in room temperature, sugar starves bacteria from water they need for growing. Else keep the food refrigerate to keep them fresh longer.

[@sriasia3634]

@@MyKitchen101en okay noted with thanks.

[@ju-liwong2558]

Hi!! Can I double this recipe? It will still be successful?

[@MyKitchen101en]

Yes you can!

[@lumeizhen3656]

May i asked if you use top / bottom heat for the oven? Or you are using convection fan as well?

[@MyKitchen101en]

My oven is convection oven without top/bottom heat. You may try using top/bottom heat.

[@lumeizhen3656]

@@MyKitchen101en Shifu, can you share with me your measurement of filling and paste?

[@MyKitchen101en]

This is without filling.

[@sriasia3634]

If i am going to make it just in round shape, what's the idle weight for each piece? Thanks.

[@MyKitchen101en]

Around 30 g each should be ok.

[@sriasia3634]

@@MyKitchen101en noted with thanks

[@teohmeihuan1478]

Hi, can I ask... is low protein flour is also all purpose flour? Can use APF if don’t have low protein flour? How many gram is ur dough? If were to put filling, can advise how many gram of filling vs dough? Lastly, can do the dough ahead at night and put in fridge and take it out the next day to bake? Thanks in advance!!

[@MyKitchen101en]

Low protein flour is cake flour, you can't just replace low protein flour with all-purpose (medium protein), the texture of your baked goods will be different. Replace the 200g low protein flour in this recipe with 175g all-purpose flour and 25g corn starch. Refrigerate the dough overnight should be ok, just wrap with cling wrap and return to room temperature before baking. I have not tried add filling for this recipe, not sure about the ratio of dough vs filling.

[@hhhhhhhc]

Hi. May I know how many gram is your dough? I just tried with 32g using the same temperature and time. They are cracked. Do I need to change the baking time? Mine is “whole piglet” mould.

[@MyKitchen101en]

@@hhhhhhhc Reduce 10°C if your oven is on the hotter side, is your golden syrup store-bought?

[@hhhhhhhc]

MyKitchen101en golden syrup is home made. My oven is the normal oven. Anyway I could show you the photo?

[@MyKitchen101en]

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[@evangelinechang5325]

Hi may i know wherw did u get the mould from? Thks

[@MyKitchen101en]

I bought from Taobao: item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.0.0.45432e8dcXt63q&id=594043069116&_u=g291q0b7efc4

[@nacylim4442]

May I know where to buy the mould,tq

[@MyKitchen101en]

I bought from Taobao: item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.0.0.45432e8dcXt63q&id=594043069116&_u=g291q0b7efc4

[@jaslinnah9574]

Do you bake in the lowest rack?

[@MyKitchen101en]

Yes