How To Make Mooncakes • Tasty

golden syrup

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: corn syrup

Honey provides natural sweetness with fewer processed ingredients.

red bean paste

🥗Healthier: sweet potato puree

💰Cheaper: canned pumpkin

Sweet potato puree is lower in sugar and adds fiber.

lotus seed paste

🥗Healthier: almond paste

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Almond paste offers a nutty flavor with less cost.

egg yolks

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: silken tofu

Flaxseed meal can replace yolks while maintaining moisture.

Gather ingredients including lotus seed paste, salted egg yolks, golden syrup, all-purpose flour, and vegetable oil.

Mix the golden syrup, vegetable oil, and lye water in a bowl until combined.

Add the all-purpose flour to the mixture and stir until a dough forms.

Knead the dough until smooth and let it rest for about 30 minutes.

Divide the dough into equal portions based on the size of the mooncakes you want to make.

Flatten each portion of dough into a disc on a lightly floured surface.

Place a spoonful of lotus seed paste and a salted egg yolk in the center of each disc.

Fold the dough over the filling and seal it tightly, shaping it into a ball.

Dust a mooncake mold with flour and press the filled dough ball into the mold.

Carefully remove the mooncake from the mold and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).

Bake the mooncakes for 15-20 minutes or until they are golden brown.

Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes before brushing with a thin layer of egg wash.

Let the mooncakes cool completely before serving.

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