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Ingredients for skin:
200 gm. koh fun (baked at 160 deg)
** Normally you should be able to get it already baked than you need not bake again**
230 gm. sifted icing sugar
75 gm. shortening
260 gm. cold water
A few drops of colouring of ur choice
*shine's add on : Get the phoon huat juice binders thingy..
Around 20 gm for this recipe it will make the dough smoother =p*
For filling
You can get prepacked filling like Lotus paste.
To enhance the taste you can add melon seed (Toast beforehand for a while becoz it will pop.)
1) Mix the ingredients for the skin together, Do not add the ice water all at a go.
(check for consistency before adding more water in)
2) knead in shortening. ensure it's in small pieces and knead in slowly, if not it will form lumps in the dough.
3) Add your fav colouring or flavouring. A few drops will do.
4) Knead till the colour are evenly spread out.
5) It's better to leave the dough aside to rest about 30 to 45 mins in cool dry place. I recomend clear wrapping it and put it in the fridge.
6) Coat the mooncake moulds with some koh fun, and knock out the excess. (oh, btw.. i prefer the plastic mould even though wooden mould would have better and nicer pattern. But you have to soak your wooden mould in corn or peanut oil for at least 3 days b4 you can use it, if not you mooncake will stick on the mould. And plastic use less strenght and ur table dun risk having a hole=p)
7) Divid the dough into portions depending on the size of your mould. ( normally you can use ur fillings as gauge)
8) Add the toasted melon seeds into your fillings
9) flatten your dough with ur hands or a rolling pin.
10) Put your fillings in the center of the dough, wrap it in and softly roll it into a ball.
11) Coat the ball with some koh fun.
12) place it into the mould and press until it's flat.
13) Knock out the shape mooncake from knocking the side of the mould. With one hand and another 1 can prepare to catch ur mooncake if it's flying...haha
14) Chilled your mooncake in a air tight container so they will not have the "smell" of the food in ur fridge.
15) And you can prepare to eat =D