Jade Buddha Temple Suzhou-Style Vegetarian Nut Mooncakes
These vegetarian Su-style nut mooncakes, produced by Shanghai's Yufo Temple, feature a flaky crust made with refined vegetable oil and a light, fragrant, crumbly nut filling.
Ingredients
refined vegetable oil (for pastry)
to taste
wheat flour (for pastry)
to taste
black sesame seeds (for filling)
to taste
pine nuts (for filling)
to taste
walnut kernels (for filling)
to taste
almonds (for filling)
to taste
melon seeds (for filling)
to taste
soft white sugar (for filling)
to taste
cooked flour (for filling)
to taste
Instructions
1
Make the filling
Mix black sesame seeds, pine nuts, walnut kernels, almonds, and melon seeds with soft white sugar and cooked flour to form a nut filling.
2
Make the pastry
Combine refined vegetable oil with wheat flour to make a flaky pastry dough.
3
Wrap and shape
Wrap the nut filling in the pastry, shape into a flat drum form with a golden, glossy surface, and press a clear red stamp on top.
4
Bake
Bake until fully cooked through.
