How to make date paste and fig mooncake

For animals, eat is a verb. But for us humans, it's not just that. When eating, there are many aspects to consider. It has to be delicious and good for the body. And if you can do it yourself, both aspects will be satisfied. Now, let me introduce to you how to make date paste and fig mooncakes.

1. Wash 500g red dates

2. Remove the core with a knife and put it into the steamer

3. Bring to a boil over high heat and steam for 15 minutes

4. Put the steamed dates into a food processor, add a little spring water, and grind into pulp.

5. Filter the jujube paste with a sieve (filter out the jujube skin), put the filtered jujube paste into a non-stick pan, add sugar, and cook over low heat.

6. Add the oil three times and gradually cook until it becomes a little viscous

7. Add cake flour and stir fry evenly

8. Fry until you can knead it into a ball that doesn’t stick to your hands, then put it in a bowl and let it cool

9. Washed figs and raisins

10. Spread the date paste, spread the raisins on it and roll it up.

11. Take 30 grams of date paste and spread it out, then add figs (5-7 grams each)

12.Pinch the dough tightly and wrap the date paste filling according to step 11.

13. Put 75g of invert sugar syrup, 1g of soap water, and 25g of cold-pressed peanut oil into a bowl and mix well.

14. Sift in 100g all-purpose flour and 5g milk powder, knead into dough, and let it rest for 2 hours.

15. Divide the risen dough into small pieces weighing 15 grams each and roll them into round pieces.

16. Flatten the dough and add the date paste filling

17. Use the base of your left and right hands to push and rotate the dough continuously

18. Push and turn gradually to evenly wrap the dough around the filling.

19. Seal the reunion

20.Put it into the mold and press out the mooncakes

21. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees, spray water on the mooncakes, put them in the middle layer of the oven and bake for 5 minutes until the skin pattern is fixed.

After 22.5 minutes, when the pattern on the mooncake surface is fixed, brush a little thin egg wash on the mooncake surface.

23. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until the surface is golden brown.

24. After cooling, seal and store for 3 days to recover the oil

Thank you all for joining me today to learn how to make date paste and fig mooncakes. Sharing delicious food with everyone is my greatest joy. You might as well share this joy with your friends around you. Let us share delicious food.