Red Bean Paste Mooncakes
Traditional Chinese baked pastries filled with sweet red bean paste, commonly enjoyed during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Story
Red bean paste mooncakes are a quintessential treat deeply rooted in Chinese culinary heritage, especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival. These elegant pastries feature a tender, golden-brown crust that elegantly encases a rich, smooth, and subtly sweet red bean filling. Sharing these beautifully molded treats is a timeless way to celebrate family unity and the changing of the seasons.
Ingredients
corn flour
as needed
wheat flour
as needed
sweet bean paste
as needed
sugar
as needed
oil
as needed
sesame seeds
as needed
Instructions
1
Step 1
First, prepare two types of dough: mix plain flour with sugar evenly for one, and mix cornmeal with sugar evenly for the other. Then, prepare some red bean paste.
2
Step 2
Divide the mixed plain flour dough, cornmeal dough, and red bean paste into equal portions respectively.
3
Step 3
Flatten and stack them together.
4
Step 4
Roll into a round ball.
5
Step 5
Place into a mold and smooth it out.
6
Step 6
Press out the pastry base.
7
Step 7
Brush with oil.
8
Step 8
Place into the oven and bake until cooked.
