Authentic Mooncake Recipe Guangdong, China

Name: Cantonese-Style Mooncakes with Bean Paste Filling
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 14 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: FILLING 1: MUNG BEAN PASTE; 250g (8.8 oz) yellow mung beans, unshelled; 40g (1.4 oz) butter; 50g (1.75 oz) vegetable oil; 110g (3.9 oz) sugar; 1 pinch salt; FILLING 2: RED BEAN PASTE; 200g (7 oz) dried red beans; 3 cups (720 ml) water; 2 cups (400g) sugar; 2 tbsp butter or vegetable oil; 1 pinch salt; FOR GOLDEN SYRUP; 300g (1 1/2 cups) caster sugar; 180 ml (3/4 cup) water; 40 ml (2 tbsp + 2 tsp) fresh lemon juice; FOR DOUGH; 115g (1 cup) plain flour; 28g (2 tbsp) peanut or other vegetable oil; 1 tbsp flour, for dusting; 75g (5 tbsp) golden syrup; 2g (1/2 tsp) lye water; FILLING; 8 salted duck egg yolks (10g/0.35 oz each); 380g (13.4 oz) bean paste filling (mung bean paste OR red bean paste); EGG WASH; 1 egg yolk; 1 tbsp egg white

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Authentic Mooncake Recipe Guangdong, China

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