Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the important traditional festivals in China, and it is also a day for family reunion. On this special day, moon cakes are one of the indispensable delicacies. The history of moon cakes can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. After thousands of years of development, they have now become an indispensable traditional food for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Here are some common moon cakes and their making methods.

Traditional moon cakes

Traditional moon cakes are those with sweet taste, crisp skin and delicious filling. The raw materials needed to make traditional moon cakes are: flour, sugar, oil, sesame, osmanthus, red bean paste and so on.

Production steps:

1. Mix flour, sugar, oil and other materials and knead into dough.

2. Divide the dough into small portions and knead it into a ball.

3. Put the bean paste stuffing in the middle and slowly wrap the dough around the bean paste stuffing.

4. Brush the egg yolk liquid on the surface of the wrapped moon cake and sprinkle with sesame or osmanthus.

5. Bake moon cakes in the oven for about 20-30 minutes.

Lotus seed cake

Lotus paste moon cake is a kind of moon cake with lotus paste as filling. It tastes sweet and unique. The raw materials for making lotus seed paste moon cakes are: lotus seed paste, flour, sugar, oil, etc.

Production steps:

1. Mix flour, sugar, oil and other materials and knead into dough.

2. Divide the dough into small portions and knead it into a ball.

3. Put the lotus paste filling in the middle and slowly wrap the dough around the lotus paste filling.

4. Brush the surface of the wrapped moon cake with egg yolk liquid.

5. Bake moon cakes in the oven for about 20-30 minutes.

Snow moon cake

Ice-skin moon cake is a kind of moon cake with refreshing taste, soft skin and rich stuffing. The making method is slightly different from traditional moon cakes.

Production steps:

1. Mix glutinous rice flour, sugar, oil and other materials and knead into dough.

2. Divide the dough into small portions and knead it into a ball.

3. Put the stuffing in the middle and slowly wrap the dough around the stuffing.

It takes about 2-3 hours to refrigerate the wrapped moon cakes.

5. Take out the frozen moon cakes and eat them.

The above are several common methods of making moon cakes. You can choose to make them according to your taste and preference. On this special day, I will taste moon cakes with my family and feel the warmth and beauty of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Finally, I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!