Turning my Chinese tea and beans into moon cakes, my kids reviews after dinner

After drop off kids to school, I have the place to myself and my dog :) I have so much tea from China, and I picked 2 of them for moon cake today! Moon cakes are all about flavor, and we're taking it to the next level today! Watch as we explore the aromatic world of green tea and black tea to create two distinct, mouthwatering fillings that will elevate our moon cakes. Full recipe on my cookbook as well, and Red bean and sesame paste recipe , also golden syrup recipe.
Moon cake Ingredients:
200g Golden Syrup
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
2 1/4 tsp Alkaline Water (Kan Sui)
50g Corn Oil
250g All-Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Molasses (for coloring)
1 Egg Yolk + 10g Water (for egg wash)
🌙 Steps:
Mix golden syrup, alkaline water, baking soda, and corn oil in a bowl. Allow it to rest for 15 minutes.
Add molasses to the syrup mixture, then gradually add flour. Mix to form a smooth, soft dough. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 3 hours.
Divide the dough into 20g balls.
Divide the red bean or black sesame paste into 30g balls.
Roll a mooncake dough ball into a round dumpling wrapper. Place a filling ball in the center and seal the edges, ensuring it's completely sealed.
Dust the mooncake mold with flour, press the dough ball into it, and tap out the mooncake.
Place mooncakes on a baking sheet lined with a silicone mat or greased tray. Spray water on top of each mooncake.
Bake at 390°F for 5 minutes, then remove and cool briefly. Brush with egg wash, ensuring not to use too much for clear patterns.
Bake at 355°F for 15 minutes or until golden.
Let them cool at room temperature in a partially closed container for 2-3 days to soften the dough, then enjoy!
Tea flavored bean past fill ing Ingredients:
14 oz (389g) Lima beans
80g sugar
60g maltose
120g corn or peanut oil
2 tbsp dried tea leaves
200g boiled water
Instructions:
1.Soak the Lima Beans:
Begin by soaking the Lima beans overnight in water.
2.Cook the Lima Beans:
Drain the soaked Lima beans and place them in a pot.
Add enough water to cover the beans.
Bring the water to a boil over high heat.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for about one hour or until the beans become soft.
3.Peel the Lima Beans:
Once the Lima beans are soft, drain them and let them cool slightly.
Peel the beans to remove their outer skins.
4.Prepare the Tea:
In a separate container, brew the tea by pouring 200g of boiling water over 2 tablespoons of dried tea leaves.
Allow the tea to steep and cool.
5.Blend the Ingredients:
Place the peeled Lima beans in a food processor.
Add the sugar, maltose, and corn or peanut oil to the food processor.
Pour in the brewed tea (including the tea leaves) from step 4.
Blend everything together in the food processor until you have a smooth mixture.
6.Cook the Filling:
Transfer the blended mixture to a nonstick pan.
Cook the mixture over medium-low heat, stirring constantly with a spatula.
Continue to cook and stir until the mixture thickens and turns into a paste.
It should no longer stick to the spatula when it's ready.
7.Cool the Filling:
Remove the filling from the heat and let it cool.
You can either chill it in the refrigerator for an hour or leave it to cool at room temperature.
8.Use the Filling for Moon Cakes:
Once the filling has cooled, it will be easier to work with.
You can now use it as a filling for moon cakes, following your moon cake recipe.
Thank you for coming in our Moon Festival celebration and moon cake-making adventure. I hope this video inspires you to create your own cherished traditions with loved ones. If you enjoyed this video, please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on more delightful content. Happy Moon Festival! 🌝🥮❤️ #MoonFestival #MoonCakeMaking #FamilyTraditions

[@maggiep3263]

According to my mother, my grandfather used to say it was easier to buy mooncakes than to make them. Which says alot because his mother used to make rice wine, grow tea, make noodles, etc.when he was a child in rural China. My grandfather was born in the 1890s.

[@paulportes1379]

As a kid, I hated the duck yolk in mooncakes. Now as an adult, I can’t imagine it without them 🥮

[@goldHydrangeas]

The yolk is one of the 3 best parts 😋 of it. My mom hates me as a kid would open it for that main and leave the rest.

[@auberginebear]

It's been a few years since I had a mooncake with duck yolk, so I might try again if I can find any still on sale soon, but I do love red bean and lotus paste filling. I might one day try making mooncakes myself, and I'd really like to try making a green tea filling.

[@CookingBomb]

I think you will love the green tea

[@shamimanasrin1678]

My father brought 10 different flavors of moon cake from China and it was super delicious 🤤. I can’t forget the taste.

[@lanlin8267]

I recently tried a mooncake with runny apricot filling omgaaawd it was amazing :D

[@loksven83]

That sounds SOOOOO yummy! My favorite was this sort of lotus seed and chestnut filling, I also love red bean and this sorta peach mango paste!

[@saint.hudson13]

This made me smile 🥮🥰

[@CookingBomb]

Thank you for watching

[@QTPie]

The dog is soooo cute!

[@violetpi6660]

Loved the video, thank you for sharing it with us 🙌🪷, I was always fascinated with mooncakes so beautiful and yummy 😋

[@antidave]

This looks fun to make, especially since it looks so yummy in the end ☺️

[@CookingBomb]

Thank you! Please try this

[@antidave]

@@CookingBomb I will !! ＼(^-^)／ thanks for the recipe~

[@TastySchu4]

Salted egg yoke lover here 🙋‍♀️😋🫶🧡

[@CookingBomb]

Yesss me too ❤️

[@TastySchu4]

@@CookingBomb 😁👍🩷

[@Citcrustacean36]

😘🤌

[@joeorlando9477]

Good job😍!!! Awesome, thank you so much 😊👍❤!!!

[@12rainbowtails]

Hello I just went to a Chinese party and had red bean moon cake yum

[@Magikanka]

Such a fun and cool vibe video! Thank you 😊

[@CookingBomb]

Thank you for watching

[@user-yc5hq2xd1o]

Your English is improving!🎉❤

[@kingtyty3099]

I love the sevens blossom tea its my fav

[@wendyodell356]

Beautiful cakes 😍 I love the patience you have to make your husband and kids delightful, gorgeous, and delicious desserts. Is what you are celebrating like Chuseok day in South Korea?

[@beauteousSoul]

Watch the movie over the moon, moon cake is love & tradition 🩵

[@drey09]

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from the Philippines!🎉

[@No-xh2cs]

Green tea is the best! I love your family!

[@laurenzheng2034]

I love your videos, I will never stop watching 加油！🎉❤

[@Just_yuriix1029]

中秋节快乐！！ 😊😊

[@Ae-ne5iy]

I want to learn more about the other kind of Chinese pastry that I was too lucky to eat A LOT when I live in a Chinatown. The flaky traditional kind of pastry, because mooncake feels so much like a special occasion Lunar New Year thing I prefer the other kinds of Chinese pastry during all other times. It makes me very interested to get an outdoor oven for the Wintertime to make these melon tarts with all the same bean filling varieties like white bean and salt egg is one of the best. Japanese mandu also has the vibe I’m looking for for that. Mooncake is a lot like mandu, but weirdly the inscribed mold make it feel less casual than mandu and the other Chinese pastries.

[@Ae-ne5iy]

I’m currently in the process of developing a cooking hack to try to turn good quality puff pastry sheet from factory into a semi hand made rouijiamo/ Mille-fuille because this one KZbin Channel has made me obsessed with those, while Chef John Kung from KZbin has made me wish to turn one into a fermented beancurd-mayo tomato sandwich. I don’t know if you understand what I’m talking about but I will probably make a video maybe on the subjects. Certainly as well once I’m making Asian buns in the snow I hope it will become a video as well.

[@CookingBomb]

Yes I love other Chinese pastries as well! Will for sure post more ❤️

[@Citcrustacean36]

​@@CookingBombI'm so hyped!!!😁

[@wolfsbane3252]

Im actully wanting to make jasmine green tea mooncakes

[@Spicedupmom]

I’m coming to eat some!!!!!

[@BobaplaysYT]

Hello!!!! Huge fan! When im sad i watch u!! And it makes me happy!!! So sad i missed this live!!! Also pls pin!!!❤😊

[@CookingBomb]

Thank you so much!!! Hope to see you in next one

[@BobaplaysYT]

@@CookingBomb❤🫶

[@mona-777]

Awesomw

[@Sanismom]

🎉🎉

[@1XparadoxX1]

Did you use a vitamix to blend?

[@YoMama9021]

Beautiful family! Love the moon pies. You should try American style moonpies.

[@gottuvadyam]

Where can we buy that mold?

[@chenbi5258]

我也不太喜欢鸭蛋黄在里头，不过现在理解月饼里有蛋黄和莲蓉是一种传统，需要坚持的文化。哈哈

[@Thi-Nguyen]

What does duck yolk taste like? I’m hesitant to try it since I don’t like egg yolks much in general. 🤷‍♀️ I was supposed to make Mooncakes for the past two autumn seasons. I think I might try making them for New Years this year. I want to make a red bean filling and some sort of fruit filling or custard flavored filling.

[@micalacady3921]

What is the reason for the alkaline water? Could you use normal water?

[@ImTrIgGeREdd]

Do you have to add the yolk for moon cake?. I like everything else but the yolk for moon cake. A little too rich for me. Or can you use chicken yolk?.

[@joeorlando9477]

Hello CookingBomb

[@joeorlando9477]

Hi CookingBomb

[@jakobweber9104]

I know where you kids go to school at because I go to the same school

[@goldHydrangeas]

Your older daughters @12:05 &12:16 in white sweater could pass for Indian or Hispanic.

[@maggiekwok3907]

Is adding the egg yolk optional?

[@AngieDeAguirre]

Apparently. I mean it is a vegan recipe except for the egg!

[@loksven83]

These look so yummy!! Also, not to sound rude, but the "I don' like duck egg!" Just sounded way too whiney- then again, im the kind of parent to tell my kids that they either eat or go to bed hungry. I swear im not trying to tell anyone how to parent!

[@noushinmunir1875]

🥮🥮🥮🥮

[@GiyusTomiokasbestie]

Hey

[@CookingBomb]

How are you

[@noe879]

Hi hello

[@CookingBomb]

Hiii

[@noe879]

Are u Japanese KZbinr

[@phanayunn8]

hai sis can i have you mooncake 😢