Comments on: Making Mooncake with Love

By: Christy

Christy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:59:22 +0000

Kian, wow. This is great (as is your follow-up post about different styles of mooncakes).

By: cornie

cornie — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:39:08 +0000

hi kian,tks for ur reply…i’ll try again…

By: Kian

Kian — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:06:04 +0000

Cornie, Make sure you mix the baking powder and the flour thoroughly. The dough should be soft and flexible but not elastic. Do not knead the dough too long. Elastic dough will become very tough when baked. You may want to just add a little extra baking powder, or try using cake flour.

By: cornie

cornie — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:52:16 +0000

hi Kian,i’ve try twice but my moon cake skin is so hard & out of shape as Eva said… & i cannt find out the reson….pls advise tks…

By: Eva

Eva — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:11:01 +0000

Also, can you suggest some filling with matcha powder?

By: Eva

Eva — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:58:57 +0000

Thank you Kian! I will try next week

By: Kian

Kian — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:33:20 +0000

Hi Eva, In order to make sure the pattern on the pastry is prominent you should use a firm dough with less fat. Too much fat will result in the dough melting while baking. There shouldn’t be too much leavening agent either. Otherwise the dough will rise and obliterate the pattern. Check your recipe for the proportions of these ingredients.

By: Eva

Eva — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:44:16 +0000

Hi! I made mooncakes once, they had really nice shape (I used wooden molds) before putting into oven, but in the oven this nice print almost melted down. Can you suggest anything that the print would not melt down?

By: Little Chi

Little Chi — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:49:09 +0000

This is so cool! I wish I had seen this before the Mooncake Festival so I can try making mooncakes, too. Next year, I guess.

What don’t they sell on amazon.com??????

By: Mid-Autumn FEASTival « New Asian Cuisine

Mid-Autumn FEASTival « New Asian Cuisine — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:41:35 +0000

[...] what a finale – Kian served us his own hand-made moon cakes with a modern twist. He called them American-inspired, as they came filled with cherry almond, earl [...]