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Lotus Meat Floss Mooncake ~ 莲蓉肉松月饼 (2016)


The annual Mooncake or Lantern festival is fast approaching and this year it falls on 15th September.  These Lotus meat floss mooncakes were made from a wooden mould  which I bought recently.   Personally I find that stamping the mooncakes out from the plastic mould is faster and easier.  These mooncakes are semi savoury because of the meat floss embedded in the lotus paste and having a nice neat cut can be a bit challenging because of the meat floss.




Lotus Meat Floss Mooncake  ~    莲蓉肉松月饼

    Ingredients for Skin Dough
    • 150 gm superfine flour (may need to add more if too soft to handle)
    • 90 ml golden syrup
    • 38 ml vegetable oil
    • 2 ml alkaline water
    • Egg wash - 1 whole egg + 1 tsp water, mix and strain
    Filling - Lotus Paste (store bought)
              -  Chicken meat floss

    Method

    1. Mix syrup, oil and alkaline water thoroughly till no oil surface.  Use a ball whisk.
    2. Sift in flour, mix well with spatula and let rest for 2 hours or more.
    3. Knead lightly on floured surface.
    4. Dough skin is 45 gm
    5. Lotus paste is 100 gm
    6. Meat floss is 10 gm
    7. Yield :  6 pieces of mooncakes

    How to assemble and bake the mooncakes, please check it out 'here'.


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  1. ann lowAugust 29, 2016 at 9:38 PM

    Hi Cheah, This unique mooncake with meat floss in it looks pretty! I'd like to try to bake some too! Thank you for sharing :))

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  2. My Little SpaceAugust 30, 2016 at 11:36 AM

    Beautiful combination, Cheah. I'm sure your family & friends will love them. It was actually very well received the last time I made them.
    Enjoy your day.
    Blessings, Kristy

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  3. Angie's RecipesAugust 30, 2016 at 6:20 PM

    Lotus seed paste and meat floss...sweet and salty..a great combo of flavour!

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  4. JTSeptember 7, 2016 at 3:33 PM

    Your mooncakes so pretty, luv yr red bean mooncakes' moulds too. Tks for sharing

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