Traditional Fish Doll Mooncakes ( with chicken floss ) 鱼儿公仔鸡丝月饼
Also known as Gongzai mooncakes or doll mooncakes, this is a type of traditional mooncake that never fails to impress not just the little ones but also the adults on every mid-autumn festival or mooncake festival. What's so special about this fish doll mooncake is its actually stuffed with chicken floss, hence making it very flavourful and unique!
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Servings: 100 mooncakes
Ingredients
Golden Syrup Mixture
- 750 g golden syrup
- 300 g peanut oil
- 1 tablespoon alkaline water, or lye water
- 2 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Dough Mixture
- 1 kg all-purpose flour, sifted
- 50 g melon seeds
- 60 g white sesame seeds
Filling
- 700 g chicken floss
Egg Glaze
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon water
In a container with a lid, add golden syrup, peanut oil, alkaline water and 2 tablespoon flour. Stir with a spatula until well combined. Set golden syrup mixture aside, preferably overnight.
In a large bowl mix together sifted all-purpose flour, roasted melon seeds and white sesame seeds.
Pour the golden syrup mixture into the flour mixture.
Mix with a spatula until well combined to form a soft dough. Do not over knead the dough.
Cover with a kitchen towel or cling wrap and leave to rest for 2 hours.- After the waiting time of 2 hours, dust the dough with some flour. Give the dough a few light kneading to smoothen it.
Divide dough into 20g pieces. Shape each dough into a ball.
Fill the centre of each dough with chicken floss. Roll back into a ball.
Dust a fish shaped mooncake mould with some flour. Press the dough into the mooncake mould. Tap lightly to de-mould. Arrange in a baking tray.
Bake in a 190 degree C (375 degree F) preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove and leave to cool for 15 minutes. Brush the top with beaten egg yolk mixture. Bake again for another 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Leave the fish doll mooncakes to cool completely and store in air tight containers. Wait 1 to 2 days for the mooncakes' skin to become soft and shiny before serving.
Instructions
Enjoy!
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Notes
This recipe yield about 100 dainty fish doll mooncakes. If you intend to make smaller quantity, please reduce the ingredients proportionately or use the 'Change Servings' function in our recipe card above.