How to Make Red Bean Mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival!
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Mooncake, or yuebing, is a quintessential food for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Because of its roundness, it symbolizes family reunion and togetherness. The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar.
Red Bean Mooncake Written Recipe: cicili.tv/diy-...
Makes 12 (4.4-ounce) moon cakes
Prep Time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Special equipment:
4.4-ounce mooncake mold set (available online or in Chinese supermarkets)
2 large baking trays, lined with parchment paper
Plastic wrap
Mist spray bottle, filled with water
Small pastry brush
2 wire cooling racks
For the dough:
3/4 cup golden syrup (available online; honey is a great substitute)
6 tablespoons peanut oil
1 teaspoon food-grade lye water (available in Chinese supermarkets)
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
For the filling:
2 1/2 pounds fine sweetened red bean paste (see Note)
1/4 cup peanut oil
For the egg wash:
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon water
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Many of you have this question on the replacement of lye water, so here's an option. You can bake 1 tablespoon of baking soda in the oven under 250 degrees F for 1 hour. After 1 hour, the baking soda will shrink to about 1 teaspoon. Then mix in 3 tablespoons of water. There you got yourself a substitute for lye water.
Thank you.
Hi... need to ask which moon cakes required baking and what kind do not require baking as there are many videos which shows no baking of moon cakes...
Hey Cici, I had a question. So I made this exact recipe as close as possible. I think it turned out pretty well, but it perhaps they are slightly undercooked? In any case, when I took a bite of the cake, I could but notice a slightly warm sensation in my mouth. Could this possibly be from the lye water? I have never cooked with lye water and I was wondering if it is safe.
Thank you. I am having trouble getting lye water in the UK
My dough was too dry so I add more peanut oil, is that ok?
Over the moon brought me and my daughter here 😊❤💫
Same!!
Us too!
Same
Me and my daughter as well hahhaha
Same
I’m half Chinese and I only live for Mid Autumn and moon cakes T^T
Ci Ci you spoil us! 😊Thank you for letting me know about another traditional goodness! and congratulations to you, you have much grace and you are very good
Thank you. I'm very flattered! 😁🙏
Wooow!! They’re absolutely beautiful!! Great job! Thank you :)!
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 😊🙏🥮
I’m from The Caribbean first time I’m hearing this story thank you for telling us also your moon cake looks so delicious I never try it I hope to one day you enjoy dear
I’m glad that you enjoyed the story! Happy cooking! 😊
I’m American and I have never tried these moon cakes so thank you for doing this recipe. I’m writing it down right now.
I'm glad that you enjoy this recipe. Thank you for watching my video! There's also a written recipe here cicili.tv/red-bean-mooncake/
I just wanted to tell you that I made your recipe and it was sooooo good! I have tried a couple of other recipes, and something just didn't seem right. Your dough works very well, and is easy to work with. I used just one bag of red bean paste to make several red bean mooncake. I used the same dough for three other flavors: nuts, date & walnut, and pineapple! The last three I made up the recipes for the fillings just using intuition and what I thought would taste good. What fun! Thank you so much for a wonderful tutorial!
I'm so happy to hear your feedback! I'm glad that the video was helpful for you. ☺️👍
What flour do you use?
Thank you Cici for such an easy to follow video with interesting history as a bonus! I’ve just followed your video and for a first attempt they look amazing! Some patterns disappeared so am thinking I may not have pressed hard enough on the mold. My husband is Chinese and has said he doesn’t know anyone who has made mooncakes before! I’m now going to watch your other mooncake video, thank you again! 谢谢
Hannah Song, I'm so happy to hear that you tried my moon cakes recipe. Yes, if you press harder, the pattern will be more obvious. Also, when you brush egg wash, don't brush too much. That might also destroy the pattern. Good luck! ☺️👍
I tried your recipe yesterday. It was great. We had fun shaping them and they were very good. Thanks for sharing.
Your voice is so soothing and lovely! Thank you for this recipe
My favorite is 5 kernels
Thank you Miss Cici, definitely going to try this🤭🤩😍
I love red bean. So, I might try them on October 1st(or 2 days before). But definitely going to have to find a mold.
Those look amazing!.. Thank you Ci Ci, I have learned a lot and I love how to take your time to explain everything.
Amazing! So beautiful, I'm definitely trying this recipe; thank you!
Bobby R Thank you! I'm happy that you like this! :)
Thanks for this video. My friend made me some mooncakes last year and I've been wanting to make them ever since! Much love from England
Hannah McDermott That’s very sweet of you. I'm sure that your mooncakes will be a success! 😃
Great job on the video and editing. I enjoyed watching you make my favorite moon cake and I enjoyed your storytelling. Thank you Angel from The Bay
🥮 that looks so good!
Like your video. Very well presented!
wanchun53, Thank you! I'm happy that you like it! ☺️
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
💚🫖 Thanks so much 🌕🥮⏳
Thank you for stopping by! ☺️🥮
Amazing, I'm definitely trying this recipe. May I know where did you store the mooncake for 2 days?
YC Hobbies, You can put them in any airtight container and store them under room temperature. Let me know on how they turn out. :)
Nice moon cake look so yummy ilike that so goof
I love the movie over the moon now I want to make some Mooncake I love Mooncake but I never made them before and I want to share them with my family after I make them because I'm half Chinese
Good luck with it! I know you can do it. ☺️👍
Thank you for teaching us a Cici! I’ve heard the legend to but thank you for telling us about it! My moms group chat wanted to make homemade moon cakes this year!🥮💓💗
Cookies_and_cream :3 It will be a fun activity to do it with your family! Keep me posted on how they turn out! ☺️👍
Do I put it in the fridge when I store it in an air tight container?
Mr & Mrs P, Store them in an airtight container under room temperature. ☺️
Ci Ci you are awesome! 👍 Watching you're videos in making mooncakes, I was thinking that it is so hard to make. And by the way keep it up the good work 👍
Cenon Rumbines III Thank you! I’m happy that you enjoy the video. I’ll keep more recipes coming your way! :D
yeah I love mooncakes, but unfortunately it's too expensive here
It's September 10 this year! I'm very excited, I'm not chinese but follow chinese tradition and custom, though I've never had the chance to celebrate any of the festival's, now I do! Thank you for this!
You are most welcome. Glad that you enjoy this video ☺️
Me: wanting to make these mooncakes.
Ingredients: OH NO YOU DONT
{third world country problems}
Look up your local Asian Market! They should have the ingredients!
@@jelly_fish_wishes mine don’t :(
While this has nothing to do with traditional tastes or this excellent traditional recipe - where it seems the Chinese like all of their pastries rather sweet ;-) I wish they had a recipe for spicier (Sichuan or Hunan) style mooncake and various steamed baozi - as a spicy bean baozi would be glorious! - and a great healthy lunch or snack ;-)
sdushdiu I watched a video just yesterday of a mooncake recipe with a 4 nut filling and the person added quite a lot of salt and Sichuan powder! It looks really good
Man, something is up with my hormones today. This made me cry. Why? Haha
I think that's just called emotions
Karma no I think they had a mood swing
Where did you get your mooncake mold? Thank you so much for this video! It's amazing! I'm super excited to make my own :)
You can find one off amazon
Thank you for recipe, I just found your youtube, awesome, greeting from Netherlands
Hi everyone! I made another mooncakes recipe this year. The instruction is a little more in depth. I hope that you like it. ua-cam.com/video/SC1Lfc77OvQ/v-deo.html
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CiCi, I like mooncakes 2 with chinese tea.😉😉😉
Looks pretty easy and tasty. I'll try these next year
good job !!!
Cicii thank you for the recipe! But i have a question can you really just use any kind of oil? And what to do if you don't have alkaline water? Is there a substitute for it?
You can use any type of light flavor oil. For the lye water, you can bake 1 tablespoon of baking soda in the oven under 250 degrees F for 1 hour. After 1 hour, the baking soda will shrink to about 1 teaspoon. Then mix in 3 tablespoons of water. There you got yourself a substitute for lye water.
Need to know what size the moon cake mold you used? Is 50g mold will be too small for you recipe? 🙏
S Hi! My mooncake mold is 125g.
What is golden syrup, where can we buy it? Us there a substitute for it?, your early reply will be appreciated. Good program 👍
Golden syrup is an inverted sugar syrup. It is available in all Chinese supermarkets or on Amazon. You could also replace it with honey. Happy baking! ☺️
I love moon cakes, thank you! The mold is very beautiful too.
Thank you for sharing! Your instructions was clear and definitely will try making it!👍🙏
Yum! Is there a substitute for lye water? I really want to make these since I cant get to my favorite Asian bakery in Boston, I love the lotus seed one too without egg and the seed & nut filling ones also. Love your channel you make these look so easy 💖 Happy Harvest Moon Festival to everyone 🌕🌕🌕
Cherri Berri, you can bake 1 tablespoon of baking soda in the oven under 250 degrees F for 1 hour. After 1 hour, the baking soda will shrink to about 1 teaspoon. Then mix in 3 tablespoons of water. There you got yourself a substitute for lye water. Happy the Moon Festival! 😄
Hi do you refrigerate it for two days or leave it out?
Just leave it under room temperature. :)
It looks like one of the most delicious Algerian sweets which called Makrout. I want to try it to know if it's similar in the taste or not😆
Love your mixing bowl! Will try this recipe! 🎉
Happy baking! ☺️🙏🥮
I liked you recipe thanks for sharing your recipe good job 😋😋😋😋😍
Manju manjula, ☺️🙏
What if someone in your family has a peanut allergy? What other oil would you suggest? Thank you.
You could replace it with any light flavor oil -- vegetable, corn, extra light olive oil, and etc.
hey cici i wanted to know are there any other flavored moon
cakes?
You can make mooncakes with any fillings you like. I've also made red lotus paste mooncakes before. ua-cam.com/video/SC1Lfc77OvQ/v-deo.html
@@CiCiLi oh ok thank you very much!
Love it , thanks for your generous spirit
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Thank u
Is there any substitute I can use for the lye water?
It's not available here in Australia (or is hard to get) because it's considered a poison.
merinsan You could try 1 teaspoon of baking soda with 4 teaspoons of water mixture. However, the color of the mooncakes won't turn as brown.
Take some baking soda and bake it at 150°C for an hour. Let it cool and mix one part baked baking soda with four parts water. Use as you would lye water. The mooncakes brown nicely using this substitute.
Hi,what can i add if red bean paste abit dry after bringing up from fridge? Water or oil ,must heat up again? Pls advice,thank you
Can use other oil instead of peanut oil?
Yes, you can use any light flavor cooking oil.
Listening to one of the legends behind the festival made me think shouldn't the mooncakes be called suncakes?
LOL. But Chang Er is living on the moon, and there's always a full moon on the moon festival. So it is still involving the moon more than the sun. 😄
@@CiCiLi
I see, then it makes sense.
Thanks, Cici. I love the red beans with the eggs, good combination.
This is my fav😋
Thank you! ☺️
你好啊，我也是中国人
hi I’m chines but I live in uae
Ma Qihao 你好！中秋節快樂！☺️
One of my list to make it one day but till today 46yrs old still didn’t make one. With your help maybe finally I will this time no more excuses. Great video you just got yrself a new subscriber.
You can do it! I believe in you. Thank you for subscribing! ☺️👍
Is peanut oil a must??? I can't seems to find at my side.. Can i replace with sunflower oil?
I use canola and its work
Yes, that works too. ☺️👌
Thanks for the recipe. I've only tried the lotus seeds salted egg one.
Célia Rose, I love those too! 🥮😄
How you get the moon cake filling from
So why it’s so expensive at Asian stores???🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
Hi, in the recipe, when you specify cup, it is how much in grams for solid ingredients or ml for liquid ingredients?
Hi would appreciate if u can convert cup into gramm Thks
Many thanks for your feedback!
as usual very clear tutorial thank you
😍😍😍😍👍
I want to know what does sweet red bean paste tastes like? I always ate red beans and curious what flavor does red bean paste taste like? 🧐
alizeh ahmad, It tastes like boiled red bean with sugar, and make into paste. ☺️
Just ordered some molds and will make these ASAP! No Asian bakeries near me 😔 so always have to make my own
The good thing about making your own is that you will always put the best ingredients inside for you and your family. And they are make out of love. 😄
Nice do share more recipes using red bean paste recipes plz ! What’s the replacement of golden syrup
Ash Qr, You can also use honey. ☺️
I bought a 250g mold. How much dough and filling do I need?
What is the replacement of Lye?
You can bake 1 tablespoon of baking soda in the oven under 250 degrees F for 1 hour. After 1 hour, the baking soda will shrink to about 1 teaspoon. Then mix in 3 tablespoons of water. There you got yourself a substitute for lye water.
Hi I have a question can I maybe use sesame oil instead of peanut oil since I dont have any peanut oil at home? I was wondering what the flavor would be if i substituted it with sesame oil?
funnygummy 5, You could substitute with any light flavor oil like avocado oil, extra light olive oil, soybean oil, or canola oil. Sesame oil has a strong flavor. Unless you are going for that ”sesame oil flavor mooncakes” I wouldn't suggest that. ☺️
@@CiCiLi ohhhh I see what about just regular vegetable oil than??
@@CiCiLi because I saw some other recipes using cooking oil for their mooncake dough? I dont know if that will work as a substitute for mooncakes though:(( reply ASAP when you can please since I'm going to be making some red bean mooncakes today and it's like 4 pm here
Yes, vegetable oil will work just fine. 🥮
Hi, I know I will store the Mooncake in a airtight container but where will I store the mooncake, in a refrigerator? Thanks
Ellen Stanley, In room temperature. ☺️
For the dough, can it rest overnight? Can it be put in the fridge?
Can I use honey against Golden Syrup, for the dough of the mooncake? I saw it in some recipes
Yes, you can totally replace golden syrup with honey. Although the taste and texture are a bit different, but it's still very delicious.
I'm going to be trying this out today and I did have a question. Should the mooncakes be left to rest for 2 days in a refrigerator or at room temperature?
Room temperature. ☺️
@@CiCiLi Thanks so much for getting back to me. I had a lot of trouble with the dough (first time making any kind of dough) on my first attempt but I'm going to give it another try!
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My favorite is the lotus seed paste with the salted duck egg.
I'm wondering how you get the whole egg yokes in there after watching you make these!
My favorites are the non-traditional ones. When I lived in Singapore, I used to buy banana, strawberry, melon and mango flavored ones. They had an uncooked skin (well at least not golden), that was soft and flexible.
I actually dislike the ones with yokes inside, but I don't mind the lotus paste.
Thank you for sharing your favorite mooncake fillings with me! My mooncake mode is for 4.4 ounces mooncakes. To put an egg yolk inside, you will have to measure the egg yolk first. If it's 1 ounce, then you could make the red bean paste to be 2 ounces, and crust to be 1.4 ounces. First wrap the egg yolk into the filling. Then wrap the filling into the crust ball. Then follow the same procedure as the video. :)
Snowskin mooncakes!! Those are so beautiful and delicate
@@saratoninASMRtist Yes, that's what they were called! I miss them so much!
im not a chinese but I wanna make it for my mom, thankyou sister for sharing
Ratna Sh Rabita, Keep me posted on how they turn out. ☺️
10/10 Brilliant!! Thanks for sharing
Glad that you enjoy it! Thanks! 😊
Great job! Feichung hao! 🥮🤩😍😋 looks very delicious. Your tutorial is very informational & charming!
Can I make dough 1 or 2 days ahead n freeze or refrigerate? Secondly, is it OK to use maple syrup instead of golden? Or honey maybe?
You could rest the dough in the refrigerator for 1 day. I probably wouldn't do it for 2 days. Honey is a great substitute. Its aroma is amazing on mooncakes.
What will I do with this new found power?
What oil can you use instead of peanut oil ?
Cooking oil
Wow
Great Job! Love mooncakes, without the egg please.
Anna Robinson, I'm happy that you enjoy this recipe! 🥮😄
Can you substitute maple syrup?
Cici you are so cute! Love the meaning behind this recipe!
Came for the recipe and instruction, but stayed for the folklore.
Thank you for the feedback! 😀
Ube flavored mooncakes
Good
So good
Thank you! ☺️
I want to make a white bean paste filling, would it follow the same measurements as the red bean paste?
im here bcs of the Disney movie
The link for this recipe is broken, can you please let me know what it is? Thank you!
It works fine just now. Please check again. cicili.tv/red-bean-mooncake/
Hey you I still like you cici
Over the moon brought me here ❤️
Welcome to my channel! 😀