Shenchi Mooncakes [Shanxi Shenchi Specialty]

Method of making Shenchi mooncakes

Method of making the cake skin

Ingredients:

Nine parts flour, one part milk powder, three parts white sugar, one and a half parts melted butter, five eggs, and a full teaspoon of dry yeast powder

(about half the volume of an eight ounce yogurt bowl)

Recipe:

Mix the flour, milk powder, and yeast powder evenly, preferably sieving once

Crack the eggs into a sufficiently large container, add white sugar, and use an egg beater to beat for about ten minutes. Then, add melted butter and sifted flour while beating, gently stir into a dough. According to the size of the mold, divide it into small pieces and make circular dough

How to make moon cake filling

White flour, duck egg yolk, Red bean soup filling, white syrup, alkaline water, raw oil, eggs

Production method

1 Mix white syrup, alkaline water, oil, and flour little by little to form a dough The ratio of flour, white syrup, alkaline water, and oil is 5:4:1.4:1.

2 Crush the good noodles into small balls of the same size and roll them into pancakes for later use

3. Pinch the bean paste into small round cakes, wrap them in duck egg yolks, and wrap them tightly into a filling ball

4. Wrap the filling ball into the rolled dough and knead it into a dough ball

5. Prepare a wooden mooncake mold, add a small amount of dry flour, put the dough wrapped with filling into the mold, press and flatten it Then snap it out of the mold

6. Mix the egg mixture with 3 egg yolks and 1 whole egg, set aside

7. Put the mooncakes into a baking tray, brush a layer of prepared egg sauce with a brush, and then put them in the oven

8. The temperature of the oven is 180 degrees, bake for about 20 minutes, take it out once in the middle, and brush the egg sauce again

Baking

1 The proportion of noodles should be flexibly controlled according to the raw materials used at home

2. It is best to use raw egg yolks for duck eggs in the filling, so that when baking mooncakes, the oil from the egg yolks will melt into the skin of the mooncake

3. When pulling mooncakes out of the mold, apply even force and do not repeatedly apply force. Generally, one button should be pressed on the side and one button should be pressed on the back to release them. It is also not advisable to put too much dry powder in the mold

4. The baking time in the oven should be based on the size of the mooncake pieces, or you can open the oven to take a look during the baking process to avoid burning

5. In order to make the baked mooncakes more fragrant, you can add a little less butter when kneading, but remember not to add too much to avoid making them crispy

Awards and honors for Shenchi mooncakes

By 2010, Shenchi County had successfully registered 32 mooncake trademarks, including "Shenchi Green Universe", "Warring States", "Changxiang Yuan", and "Minyu Changxiang Yuan". 23 companies had obtained QS certification, and "Warring States" and "Changxiang Yuan" had been recognized as famous trademarks in Shanxi Province. Seventeen enterprises in the county have been awarded the title of Shanxi Famous Points for their products. More than 30 enterprises in the county have been rated as excellent mooncake production enterprises by the county party committee and government, and more than 20 products have been rated as provincial and local high-quality products. More than 30 enterprises in the county have joined the All China Federation of Industry and Commerce Baking Industry Union and Shanxi Baking Association