Traditional Cantonese Mooncakes

Sorry for the delay. I know I'm supposed to post the traditional mooncakes earlier but because mom's mixer was down, she couldn't make any.


Yup.. mom fret... she was disappointed.. she was sad.. she indeed was down.. but when dad gave her the green light to get a new mixer, she was cheeky all the way. But, thanks to dad so we can have more mooncakes in da' house and also thanks to mom for taking the effort to weigh, mix, and mould them.


So.. here is mom's new toy (I told the kids that because it is!). The brand is SPAR which she got directly from the Bakery Supply Shop at Segar. I would definitely name it SPARTAN.. just look at the size.. and that body :p..

'My Momma's Spartan'

We couldn't find a place to put it yet because it was kick-butt huge.. so there it goes on the floor at the moment.. sitting comfy on a carpet for protection... protect which I don't know.. SPARTAN?

I actually thought this mixer would make thundering sounds (it's big) , so I closed my ears and watched it twirl which to my embarrassment, the noise it made was even more silent than my FIL's snores. Shhh...

While mom was kneading the lotus paste, Judith help by pouring melon seeds.. I as busy here on my laptop.

Look at this magnificent salted egg yolk.. I love its bright color and yolk never look so good but I never like yolks in mooncakes... blek

A fight between 'white lotus paste' and 'lotus paste'


Mom taught me how to mould them too... first you grab some flour and dust the mould so the paste won't stick around


Then.. u press very very gently to even out the paste making sure the edges are covered


Next is BAM BAM BAM.. BAM left, BAM right, up and down.. then be ready to catch it before it falls out. At first I suck at this because no matter how hard I BAM, mom said 'harder'!


Lookie here.. I mould them!


Put them in the oven for you and me for 12 minutes


Brush the top with egg to make it shine golden brown and re-fire them in the oven for another 12 minutes.


Out of the oven to let them cool down... they take a long time.


One ready 'Lotus Paste with Single Egg Yolk'


Yummy this is MINE without eggy


And there were leftovers, so mom made mini Ping Pei (Snow Skin) mooncakes.. they were adorable


Little Javier helping mom out with the boxes

MOONCAKES MAKING DONE... what's next? Jelly Mooncakes?

psst... if you're interested in ordering my mom's mooncakes, don't hesitate to beep me yah!!!

Mom's Mooncake

Mom made Snow Skin (Ping Pei) Mooncakes today.. she's trying out something different other than western bakes. Something Asian..oooo. Ping Pei Mooncakes are easier to make though it takes quite a bit of time to mix, knead, wrap and mould them. Since they require no baking, they're best serve chilled.

This is the Ping Pei dough



Mom mixing kuaci (sunflower seeds) into the lotus paste



Mom have to weigh the lotus seed paste to get the exact amount for each mooncake



Kneading the dough



Adding lotus seed paste to the dough and mould it into shape



There's Dad being a buzzing bee whilst trying to annoy mom and making silly statements for eg.
*where's lunch? where's lunch? when it's only 12.30pm
*no need to make so nice after all it goes in and out
*can eat already?
*am i having mooncake for lunch?



A few done and powdered



One perfect Ping Pei Mooncake with gold fish design



Ready to be chilled.... or eat or....



....boxed!!!

psst** tomorrow mom is attempting to make the traditional crust mooncake.. so stay tuned!!!