2.？ Put it into 3 grams of water, fully melt it and filter it. I use a tea filter to filter. It is said that authentic alkaline water can make moon cakes more beautiful in color.

3.？ Pour alkali into water and stir to dissolve.

4. It's almost ready!

Goushui, also known as alkaline water, or edible goushui, is a compound food additive, a material in food technology, and a common traditional auxiliary material for Cantonese cakes!

This substance is often added to the dough of Cantonese moon cakes.

Adding water has four purposes:

First, neutralize the acid in the invert syrup to prevent the sour taste of moon cakes from affecting the taste and taste;

Second, control the oil return speed and adjust the hardness of the cake crust;

Thirdly, the alkalinity of the mooncake skin is increased, which is beneficial to the coloring of mooncakes. The higher the alkalinity, the easier it is to color the mooncake skin.

Fourthly, the neutralization reaction between scooping water and acid produces a certain amount of carbon dioxide gas, which promotes the moderate expansion of moon cakes and makes the crust of moon cakes more loose and not deformed.