How to make homemade Cantonese style lotus seed paste and egg yolk mooncakes

I think many people’s IQ drops to zero when they encounter all kinds of delicious food. Even if they are trying to lose weight, they may not care about it and just want to eat a big meal to satisfy their appetite. In fact, if we want to eat safely and healthily, it is of course safer and more reliable for us to learn to make homemade Cantonese-style lotus seed paste and egg yolk mooncakes at home. So if you like cooking, come and learn how to cook with me today!

1. Prepare the materials.

2. Pour 70g invert sugar syrup, 1g alkaline water and 25g peanut oil into a bowl and stir evenly.

3. Sift in flour.

4. Knead into a dough and leave at room temperature for 1 hour.

5. Divide the lotus paste into two halves.

6. Take an egg yolk and place it in the middle of the lotus seed paste.

7. Wrap it up.

8. Divide the dough into 20g pieces and knead them into balls. Divide the lotus seed paste and egg yolk into 80g pieces and knead them into balls.

9. Take a skin and put in a lotus seed paste and egg yolk filling.

10. Push upwards with your hands.

11.Wrap the whole thing.

12. Sprinkle some flour in the mold, turn it around and pour it out, put in the filling and flatten it gently.

13. Hold the mold and press it down.

14. The pressed appearance.

15. Put it in the baking tray and sprinkle some water, then bake at 180° for 5 minutes.

16. Take it out and brush it with egg wash, then bake for another 15 minutes.

Nowadays, cooking is not just for women. As a male friend, you can also try to make a simple homemade Cantonese-style lotus seed paste and egg yolk mooncake to show off your cooking skills to your wife and children.