Agar agar mooncake . 燕菜月饼

 


This is easy to make but you need to have the patience to do the yolk, the filling then the skin.

Part 1: The Yolk.

Step 1: Steam 50g of pumpkin and mashed

Step 2: Combine the following and cook under medium heat till agar-agar powder fully dissolved:

·        3/4tsp agar-agar powder

·        1/8tsp fine salt

·        80g plain water

Step 3: Add the agar-agar mixture to the mashed pumpkin and pour it into 4 muffin cups.

Step 4: Keep in the freezer to freeze for 15mins, or until fully set. Unmould and trim off the edges. Set aside for later use.

 

Part 2: The Filling.

Step 1: Steam 50g of purple sweet potato and mashed.

Step 2: Combine the following and cook under medium heat till agar-agar powder fully dissolved:

·        1/2tbsp agar agar powder

·        1/8tsp fine salt

·        30g fine sugar

·        160g plain water

·        2pcs pandan leaves

Step 3: Discard the pandan leaves, add the agar-agar mixture to the mashed purple sweet potato.

Step 4: Pour some purple sweet potato filling into 4 muffin cups. Add in ‘the Yolk’, then add in more purple sweet potato filling.

Step 5: Keep in the freezer to freeze for 20min, or until fully set.

 

Part 3: The Skin.

Step 1: Bring 450g of water to boil, add in 150g of purple sweet potatoes and 2pcs of pandan leaves. Cook over medium-low heat for 15mins.

Step 2: Combine the following and cook under medium heat till agar-agar powder fully dissolved:

·        280g of purple sweet potato soup

·        40g evaporated milk

·        1/2tbsp agar-agar powder

·        25g fine sugar

Step 3: Pour some of the purple agar-agar skin into the jelly mooncake mould, add in ‘the filling’, then pour in more purple agar-agar skin until fully filled.

Step 4: Set aside for 15minutes, until slightly set. Then chill for 2hours, or until fully set.

 

And its done!!


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