Mooncake

Name: Mooncake
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 500g lotus seed paste; 4 salted egg yolks; 1/3 cup golden syrup

月饼/yuè bǐng/

Also known as: Moon Cake, Yuebing

About this dish

A dense, round pastry with a sweet filling such as lotus seed paste, often encasing a salted egg yolk.

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Ingredients

🌾2 cups flour

🪷500g lotus seed paste

🥚4 salted egg yolks

🍯1/3 cup golden syrup

Method

Serves 2

Mix flour, golden syrup, and oil into a smooth dough.

Wrap lotus paste around a salted egg yolk to form the filling.

Flatten the dough, wrap it around the filling, and press into a mooncake mold.

Bake at 180°C (350°F), brushing with egg wash partway through, until golden.

Let rest a day before serving for the best texture.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mooncakes are traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, symbolizing family reunion and the full moon.

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