Walnut and Date Paste Egg Mooncake
Whole egg liquid (room temperature) 150g | Salt 2 grams |
Fine sugar 75 grams | Invert syrup 70 grams |
Low gluten flour 480g | Baking powder 6 grams |
Baking soda 2 grams | Milk powder 90 grams |
Step 1
Put the egg liquid in a large bowl. Use room temperature egg liquid, do not use refrigerated egg liquid. Then add salt, invert syrup, and fine sugar.Step 2
Turn the egg beater on at medium speed and beat until the color turns a little white and the volume begins to increase. Add the corn oil in two batches. After adding the corn oil once, use the egg beater to beat evenly, then add the next corn oil, and finally Whisk until the color becomes white and thick, and the volume becomes larger.Step 3
Add the pre-mixed low-gluten flour, baking powder and baking soda to the egg liquid, and then add the milk powder.Step 4
Use a spatula to mix everything evenly until there is no dry powder, then let it rest for 30 minutes.Step 5
Divide the walnut and date paste filling into 20 portions, each portion is about 40 grams. The walnut and date paste stuffing is fried by myself and is included in my other recipe. The relaxed pie crust is also divided into 20 portions, each portion is about 50 grams.Step 6
Take a piece of pie crust, place it in the palm of your left hand, and flatten it with your right hand. Place the prepared walnut and date paste filling in the middle of the pie crust.Step 7
Then turn the pie crust on your left hand over and gently place it on your hand.Step 8
Use the thumb of your right hand to gently push up, being careful not to break the skin, and push it all evenly to close the mouth.Step 9
You can watch the video above for the wrapping technique.Step 10
Put the prepared round embryo into a paper cup. The paper cup can be lightly brushed with oil. The size of the paper cup is 8.5 in the upper diameter and 6.6 in the lower diameter.Step 11
Use the mold to stamp out the pattern you like.Step 12
Brush a thin layer of egg liquid on the surface of the mooncake. The amount of egg liquid is not in the recipe list. You get it separately. You can use egg yolk and a little milk or egg yolk and a little water.Step 13
Put it into the fully preheated wind stove oven and bake two layers at 150 degrees for 16 minutes in the wind stove mode. If the household oven is not a wind stove, you can bake one layer in half. The time and temperature are for reference only and are based on the actual adjustments of each oven.Step 14
The mooncakes are baking~Step 15
The mooncakes are out of the oven! Watching the video above, you can see that the mooncakes are easy to release from the mold, and they come out easily. Unmold and place on a cooling rack to cool.Step 16
The fillings fried by yourself are delicious~Step 17
The mooncakes have a cake-like texture, and they will become softer after being left for two days to allow the oil to return! Cooking tips for walnut and date puree egg mooncakes❤️Use whole egg liquid at room temperature. You can take the eggs out in advance and keep them at room temperature. Do not use them directly in the refrigerator.
❤️The non-wind oven can only bake one plate at a time, so you can reduce the operation by half.