FENG CUI PING-MOONCAKES

Now I can proudly presents you my Hong Choi Pia.Wow! After so many years I finally found the

recipe.Thanks to my daughter who help me to google search in chinese.I had a hard time finding for this recipe as I found that no one has posted out this recipe but yes,there's at least 3-4 bloggers who did posted it online.Typing in english or pinyin for the words "Feng Cui Ping",or "Hong Choi Pia" didn't help in my search,but typing in chinese,she easily found the recipe,so I happily make
for the first time and with success except it was too thick and a bit too sweet.

This was way too thick.(above pic)The taste is not wrong.

Today I try to make another batch with the same recipe but I lessen the sugar by 40g.I also made it much thinner than the first batch,that was only yesterday.Yesterday,I only yield 4 pieces of pancakes,but today I can yield to 8 pieces because I made it smaller and thinner,hence can get 8 pieces.

Makes 4 small and 4 big pieces.

It may still look like it is too thick,but in actual fact,it is not so.This is the standard size.

By the way,when you stored bought this pancake mooncakes,it is written as 5-spice mooncake on the packaging.Therefore,I've added some 5-spice powder to it.

The recipe was adapted from: Here
From: Here and also: Here

I refer to all the above mention websites.They are all very similar.

First,I make the dough ready,then I began crystallizing the sugar for the filling,and the final stage is the wrapping,rolling and pan frying the pancakes.The glutinous rice flour have to be cooked too before adding in.

I do not wish to write a long post but jump to recipes:

THE SKIN;

300 G plain flour
100 G vegetable shortening
100 G hot water
1 big tbsps icing sugar
1 big tbsps maltose

In a big mixing bowl,add veg shortening,plain flour,maltose,icing sugar and hot water.Slightly mix
using a tablespoon.Knead until it form a soft dough and set aside for later use.

CRYSTALLIZED SUGAR;

260 G caster sugar
60 G water

In a cooking pot or saucepan,add in the sugar and the water.Stir and melt the sugar to crystallized.

THE FILLING;

1 tbsp+ orange zest from 1 orange
75 G cooked glutinous rice flour(fried)
150 G plain flour
100 G roasted sesame seeds(white or black seeds mixed will also do)
1 tbsp maltose
1/3 tsp 5 spice powder(optional)
Crystallalized sugar

In a bowl,mix the crystallized sugar and maltose together.Add 40g of water and let it slightly dissolved.

In another mixing bowl,mix flour,cooked glutinous rice flour,5 spice powder,roasted sesame seeds and orange zest.

Make a hole in the center and pour in the liquid mixture and mix until smooth.Divide into 8 balls.

Divide the dough to 8 balls as same with the fillings.  Flatten the dough and wrap the fillings in with the dough.Using rolling pin,roll each balls into a round shape.

Pan fry the pancakes under low fire on both sides until cooked and brown in colour.