Mid-Autumn Special: Black Sesame Unbaked Snow Skin Mooncake Recipe

By PP.Shak Published: September 25, 2012

• Yield: 8-10 (8 Servings)
• Prep: 1 hr 20 mins

This is a very nice colour. And of course, healthy, yummy homemade mooncake. Perfect as a gift!

Ingredients

• 200 gm Kao Fun-Hong Kong cooked glutinous rice flour
• 60-100 gm Icing sugar i reduce the sweetness to 60 gm
• 250 ml Pure filter water
• 2 1/2 tbsp Organic sesame powder
• 75 gm Pure Vegetable Shortening
• Filling of Mooncake:
• 40 gm White lotus paste
• 100 gm Red beans paste
• Dusting:
• 50 gm Hong Kong Flour or Tapioca flour -steamed for 8-10 mins, cool and sift twic

Instructions

1. Sift kao fen and icing sugar twice together. Add sesame powder and sesame seeds.
   
2. Rub shortening into the flour mixture until it resemble bread crumb.
   
3. Pour liquid into flour mixture and mix to form soft dough. Do not overmix. (Dough will look rough but soft in texture.)
   
4. Cover the dough and rest in the fridge for about 10-15mins.
   
5. Divide dough into for 8 each portions of 80 gm each. Roll into a thin layer.
   
6. Divide the lotus paste into 8 portions of 140g each. Roll them into balls. Try to make many different flavour of your paste ball.
   
7. Flatten it and wrap in the filling as shown, seal the edges and roll into a ball.
   
8. Pad the ball with some flour and press it into mooncake mould.
   
9. Plunge it out slowly. Brush away excess flour around the mooncake.
   
10. Chill in the fridge before serving. This is an unbaked mooncake. Best served chilled.
    
11. You can mixed any filling you love,just make your own creative !! :)
    
12. Kind Reminder: Weight of the skin and filling depend on the size of the mould.
    

• Cuisine: Chinese
• Course: Cakes
• Skill Level: Level 4 - Advanced