Yes, you can. Scooped water is a kind of food additive. When making moon cakes, scooped water mainly plays a role in making moon cakes soft, with better viscoelasticity and better taste. However, moon cakes without scooped water can also be eaten, but they will be harder in taste.

Is it okay to make moon cakes without scooping water?

When making moon cakes, the concentration of scooped water should be neither too high nor too low, which will affect the taste of moon cakes.

The amount of scooped water and flour should be added in the ratio of 1: 100, that is, about 1 gram of scooped water should be added to1gram of flour.

The scooping water can also be replaced by edible alkali baking soda and water, which is generally prepared according to the ratio of 1:3 or 1:4.