Biscuits for Mid-autumn

Mid-autumn day is just around the corner, and today, i baked some mooncake biscuits. I love this buscuits very much, and i bake it every mid-autumn. It is so delicious (yummy yummy~~). This biscuits is easy to bake, but it takes long time.

Ingredients

(A)

200g golden syrup

1/4 tsp bicarbonate soda

3/4 tbsp alkaline water (i put less)

50g corn oil

(B)

300g plain flour

Thick soya sauce (for colour)

Combine all the ingredients (A) together, and allow it to rest for 4-5 hours. After that, add soya sauce and stir well. Fold in shifted flour gradually and mix evenly from a smooth, soft dough. Do not knead, let dough rest for another 6-7 hours (long time, is it?)

Devide dough into small portions, dust with flour and press into figure mould, knock out and place on greased baking tray and bake in preheated oven at 160 degrees C for 8 mintues. Remove tray from the oven and leave for 1-2 minutes. Brush biscuits with egg glaze and bake again 6-7 minutes or untill golden.

before put into the oven








After baked in the oven