How many servings does this recipe make?

This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

What ingredients do I need for Nuts & Dried Fruit Mooncake?

You need 31 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 pastry crust, 100 g bread flour, 100 g cake flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, and more.

Is Nuts & Dried Fruit Mooncake suitable as baking & desserts?

Yes, Nuts & Dried Fruit Mooncake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

How do I store leftover Nuts & Dried Fruit Mooncake?

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Nuts & Dried Fruit Mooncake Recipe

Name: Nuts & Dried Fruit Mooncake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pastry crust; 100 g bread flour; 100 g cake flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 100 ml sugar water (sugar + water); 60 ml cooking oil; Fillings:; (A) Red Bean Filling; 450 g red bean paste; (B) Dried Fruit & Nuts Filling:; 100 g black dates, pitted; 200 ml water; 2 tablespoons white grape wine; 2 tablespoons wine; 2 tablespoons sugar syrup; 1 tablespoon flour; 1 tablespoon glutinous flour; 50 g almonds; 50 g sugar; 60 g toasted sesame; 80 g walnuts; 30 g pine nuts; 30 g raisins; 20 g oil; Light Color Pastry Shine Oil; 1 egg yolk; 2 teaspoons cooking wine; 1/2 teaspoon milk; Dark Color Pastry Shine Oil; 1 egg yolk

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Fillings: (A) Red Bean Filling 450g red bean paste (B) Dried Fruit & Nuts Filling: 100g pitted black dates 200 cc water 2 Tbsp white grape wine 2 Tbsp wine 2 Tbsp Sugar Syrup* 1 Tbsp flour 1 Tbsp glutinous flour 50g almond 50g sugar 60g toasted sesame 80g walnut 30g pine nuts 30g raisins 20g oil Light Color Pastry Shine Oil 1 egg yolk 2 tsp cooking wine , 1/2 tsp milk Dark Color Pastry Shine Oil 1 egg yolk 2 tsp cooking wine 1 sugar syrup, heated (like caramel sort ) Make filling.

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Cook the dates with the 200 cc water on low heat until all the water is absorbed.

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Add wines, syrup and flours.

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Cook to thicken.

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Remove the dates and mash .

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Cut raisins and other fruit and nuts into thin stripes or little pieces .

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Mix with the mashed dates .

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Shape into dough with hands.

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Let cool.

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Divide into 30 g balls.

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Make Pastry crust. Mix both type of flour and baking powder then sift and place it into a large bowl.

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Dig a hole in the middle of dough .

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Mix the sugar-water and oil and pour it into the hole. Slowly mix well.

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Then knead till the dough no longer sticky to hand and is shiny.

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Don't use too much force to knead.

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Divide dough into 12 portion .

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Each portion should weight 25g.

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On each piece of dough place the filling--either the red bean paste or the dried fruit/nuts filling.

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Sprinkle flour in mooncake mold.

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Place the mooncake into the mold and press into shape. Get rid of the extra flour on the mold.

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Then brush the top with the shine oil.

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Bake at 190C degree for 15 minutes.

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** For red bean paste mooncake the crust is same as the above one. ** If no mold shape in round with hand Cantonese Style Mooncake ( Red Bean Paste with egg yolk ) Pastry : (A)2C cake flour , 1T milk powder , 2/5C fine sugar , 1/8t baking powder (B ) 1/3C oil , 1/2t salt , 1/3C honey , 1 egg yolk Filling: 900g Red bean paste , 20 Salted Egg Yolks Sieve ingredient (A) on the flour, dig a hole in the middle , add the (B) ingredients.

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Stir them and knead into a very soft dough.

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Cut into 10 portions.

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Divide the red bean paste into 10 portions , wrap 2 egg yolks into each of the portion.(before this the yolk may be dip with wine and bake in oven for 5 minutes). Wrap each of the (2) into each of the (1). Press into the mooncake mold , tip it out of the mold, apply beaten egg on the surface. Bake in oven bake for 20 minutes at 180C degree.

Nuts & Dried Fruit Mooncake

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