Super Attractive Korean Moon Cake

Korean moon cake is called Songpyeon with a crescent shape. This cake has many types of fillings such as black sesame, honey, red beans, .. and pine needles, pine needles to help the cake always have a specific aroma. Vietnamese and Chinese people see the full moon as a symbol of full happiness, the Koreans see the new moon as their image, because "the full moon will then full" as birth, bloom, and that The reason why the Songpyeon cake is shaped like a crescent. Also according to the concept of Koreans, when eating this cake, the girls will get a good, perfect husband: D. So today, Taky Food will introduce you in detail how to make this cake!

Material prepare:

Taky glutinous rice flour: 100g

90ml boiling water

Salt

Color

Roasted sesame seeds 200g

Sugar 40g

Honey 30g

Sesame oil

Pine needles (if any)

You can use other types of fillings such as green beans, red beans, peanuts

Making:

Step 1: Add glutinous rice flour, salt into the bowl. Add boiling water to stir with spoon.

Knead the dough for about 5 minutes and mix it well. Then sealed with plastic wrap, let the dough rest for about 20-30p

Note: If you want to make colorful cakes, you can simply use food coloring quickly. However, there are many ways to create colors from natural materials such as:

$ 1 · Green cake: from green tea powder

$ 1 · Yellow cake: from pumpkin

$ 1 · Purple pancake: blueberry juice (blueberry syrup + stirring boiling water)

$ 1 · Pink cake: Beetroot

Step 2: Making the filling: Roasted sesame, pureed and mixed with sugar and honey.

 

Step 3: Squeeze the moon cake:

$ 1 · Divide the dough into small pieces, making a round ball

$ 1 · Press the center of the dough with your thumb to make a well, then fill in.

$ 1 · Wrap the dough tightly to make a half moon shape

Step 4: Put the cake into the steamer with washed pine needles. Pine needles have the effect of making scented cakes, cakes do not stick together. Steam the cake for about 25-30p until you see the inner crust is cooked. When the bread is done, remove the cake into a basin of cold water.

Arrange the cake on a plate, use a broom to apply 1 layer of sesame oil to the cake so that the cake does not stick together and create a fragrance for the cake.

 

Good luck!