Can the water used to make mooncakes be replaced by something else?

The traditional soap water is the leaching solution of plant ash, and the current soap water is a composite alkaline solution with potassium carbonate and sodium carbonate as the main components, and it can also be replaced by soda ash water for home use. Use edible soda ash and water in a ratio of 1:3 4 to prepare an aqueous solution with a pH value of about 1:3, and the effect of replacing the water with the same amount of this aqueous solution is also very good.

Substitute for soapy water - edible alkaline solution:

Edible alkaline noodles are Na2CO3, also known as soda and soda ash, and the scientific name is sodium carbonate, which is used to neutralize excess acidity in traditional flour fattening noodles. After checking various information, it was found that the pH value of saturated sodium carbonate solution at room temperature is about 12, and the solubility of sodium carbonate in summer 30 is water, and the approximate ratio is about 1:3.

Then take 1:3 edible alkali and dissolve it in water, and filter it to obtain. For example, 2 grams of soap water is mixed with grams of soda ash powder and grams of water.

If you have a large amount, you can add 250g of edible alkali cubes to 500ml of boiling water and stir until completely dissolved, medium concentration, and then store it in a glass bottle after mixing. (Because the crystals will automatically precipitate if there is too much of it, it will not cause the concentration to be too high, and it will automatically saturate).

An alternative to soapy water – baking soda solution:

Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, also known as acid sodium carbonate, which is an acid salt with the chemical formula NaHCO3. It can usually be used to make bread and soda. The pH value of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution at room temperature is about 10, and I feel that it is more appropriate to consume alkali solution.

Melt with 1 2 tsp of baking soda and 1 tsp of water and remove the liquid.

To introduce you in detail the practice of handmade traditional five-kernel mooncakes without invert sugar syrup and soap water, you can return to the oil in one night, sweet and delicious, and you will too.

You can add water to alkaline noodles, or soda. Moon cakes are also called "small cakes" and "moon groups" in ancient times, and the great poet Su Dongpo of the Song Dynasty has a poem "Small cakes are like chewing the moon, and there are crisps and syrup" to praise moon cakes, from which it can be seen that the moon cakes in the Song Dynasty have been filled with ghee and sugar. In the Ming Dynasty, the custom of eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival was more common.

Ming Shen Bang's "Miscellaneous Notes of the Wan Department" contains: "Shishu furniture is a moon-made dough cake, which varies in size and is called a moon cake. ”

Moon cakes are also called "small cakes" and "moon groups" in ancient times, and the great poet Su Dongpo of the Song Dynasty has a poem "Small cakes are like chewing the moon, and there are crisps and syrup" to praise moon cakes, from which it can be seen that the moon cakes in the Song Dynasty have been filled with ghee and sugar. In the Ming Dynasty, the custom of eating moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival was more common. Ming Shen Bang's "Wan Department Miscellaneous Notes" contains:

Shishu furniture is a moon-made dough cake, the size is different, called the moon cake. ”

The word moon cake was first seen in Wu Zimu's "Dream Lianglu" in the Southern Song Dynasty, when it was only a dim sum food. Later, people gradually combined moon viewing with moon cakes, implying family reunion and longing. At the same time, mooncakes are also an important gift for friends to connect with each other during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

You can buy baking soda. Put the baking soda in the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit (232 degrees Celsius), bake for 30 minutes to make edible alkaline noodles, and the water is generally available in Chinese food supermarkets.

You can use baking soda instead of soap water, in fact, you can make moon cakes at home without it, without adding any additives, which is better than buying. Here's how to do it:

Cowpea stuffed mooncakes].

Ingredients: Crust part: 300 grams of moon cake premix, 225 grams of invert sugar syrup, 75 grams of peanut oil.

Filling: 600 grams of cowpea filling.

Quantity of finished products: 15 pcs (75 grams of moon cakes).

Production process: 1. First of all, we mix peanut oil with invert sugar syrup and put it in a container.

2. Use a manual whisk to stir the above mixed ingredients to completely emulsify, and the invert sugar syrup is slightly whitish.

4. Use a silicone knife to mix it into a state without dry powder, then wrap it in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour or so.

5. The filling part is the cowpea filling I made in advance: for the specific production method, please refer to my previous recipe in the production of bean pastry, there is a specific production method of cowpea filling, which will not be described in detail here, divide the filling into 40 grams each (you can also use other fillings you like.)

6. Divide the pie crust into 35 grams each, according to your own preferences to divide it, some like thin crust and large filling, you can follow the crust with the filling: 6 or 5:5, this has no specific requirements.

7. Use the pie crust to slowly wrap the filling with the tiger's mouth, roll it slightly, and dip the surface with some Qiaohong dry powder.

8. Use the mold to press it out of the pattern.

9. Press all the pieces in turn and place them in a baking dish.

11. Preheat the oven in advance, set the temperature to 180 degrees, and the time is 5 minutes.

After a few minutes, take it out, basically set, brush the surface with a thin layer of egg yolk liquid (stir well with an egg yolk and a small amount of water).

13. Put the moon cake embryo that has been brushed with egg yolk liquid again in the oven at 180 degrees, bake for 5 minutes, and then take it out, brush a thin layer of egg yolk liquid, and then put it in the oven, and finally bake it at 180 degrees for 5 minutes.

Directions: 1 Take a large bowl and pour in 200g of converted syrup. Then add 4 grams of 200 grams of corn oil or peanut oil with reduced water.

Crack in another egg. Stir all the pieces with a whisk and prepare a total of 900 grams of filling. There are peanuts, walnuts, raisins, melon seeds, white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, green and red silk, etc., and the five kernel fillings can be added according to their own taste, and the above fillings must be cooked.

The larger ingredients can be crushed and the filling begins.

Method: Divide the finished dough into different sizes; The second is to press the agent into a flat circle with the palm of the hand, and put the filling in the center (note that if you get your hands on the bag, you can bring a little flour to wrap it, and be careful not to leak out the filling); Then use the moon cake pressing tool to press the mold, preferably with a clear pattern; Finally, it is baked in the oven and baked until the surface of the mooncake is golden brown. Wrap the filling, face down, on a baking sheet; Finally, put the mooncakes in the oven, and it will take about 25 to 30 minutes to complete.

Ingredients: 100 grams of snowy moon cake powder, 20 grams of cream, 40 grams of cold boiled water, some red bean paste. The original recipe is white cream, I didn't have it, so I had to use yellow cream, fortunately, the dough is a little yellow, the wrapped moon cake is still white, and the original recipe is 80 grams of water, I added water little by little, only about half of the water, that is, 40 grams!

Snow skin moon cakes: Ingredients: (1) 120g of glutinous rice flour (water milled rice ball powder), 50g of sticky rice flour, 120g of flour, 50g of sugar, 80g of Nescay condensed milk, 400g of milk, 60g of blended oil (2) Appropriate amount of glutinous rice flour, put it in the microwave oven on high heat for 1-2 minutes, use it as hand powder, and help it demold.

Preparation: 1Place all the ingredients in ingredient (1) in a large basin and mix into a smooth and uniform batter.

2.Steam the batter in water for 30 minutes and let it cool when cooked. When steaming, it is best to stir it with chopsticks halfway to prevent the batter from settling and separating from the water.

It has a very good heat-clearing and detoxification effect, because the water can promote the body's metabolism very well.

The water can effectively ferment the dough of the moon cake, which is similar to the role of yeast now, so the water plays the role of fermenting the dough.

The function of the water is to ensure the texture and taste of the mooncakes. Prevent the mooncake from changing its flavor and taste.

1.It can convert the acid in the syrup to prevent the mooncake from changing its taste; 2.It can extend the shelf life and make it easier to store for a long time without deteriorating; 3.It can better color the surface of the moon cake and make the moon cake look delicious.

1. Neutralize the acid in the invert sugar syrup to prevent the sour taste of the moon cake from affecting the taste and texture;

2. Control the speed of oil return and adjust the hardness of the crust;

3. Increase the alkalinity of the moon cake crust, which is conducive to the coloring of the moon cake, the higher the alkalinity, the easier the moon cake crust is to color;

The soap water used to make mooncakes can be replaced with a mixture of edible alkali and water, and the pH value of this mixture is close to the pH value of the soap water, so the effect is similar to that of the water. This substance is often added to the dough of Cantonese moon cake crust. According to the national standard for moon cakes, the production of Cantonese moon cakes must use the water, which is the characteristic preparation method of Cantonese moon cakes.

When preparing Cantonese moon cake dough, a substance called "soap water" is often added. It is the ancestors who boiled and soaked a liquid of plant ash with water to serve the sun, and took the supernatant to obtain an alkaline solution, the pH value is, the main components of plant ash are potassium carbonate and sodium carbonate. In the case that there is no modern chemical alkali in the historical troubles, the plant alkali prepared by this soil method has to be used.

Moon cake (pinyin: yuèbǐng), also known as moon cake, small cake, harvest cake, reunion cake, etc., is the seasonal food of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Moon cakes were originally used to worship the moon god offerings, and moon worship is a very ancient custom in our country, it is actually a kind of worship activity of the ancients to the "moon god", and now, the Mid-Autumn Festival to eat moon cakes and admire the moon has become a necessary custom in the Mid-Autumn Festival in the north and south of China.

It can be replaced with edible alkaline baking soda and water. Use baking soda and water instead of soapy water in a ratio of 1:3 or 1:

4 is sufficient. The traditional Huizhi water is the leaching solution of plant ash, and the current water is a compound alkaline solution with potassium carbonate and sodium carbonate as the main ingredients, which can maintain the viscoelastic taste of moon cakes.

The purpose of making moon cakes with soap water is to prevent the sourness of moon cakes from affecting the taste and texture, adjust the softness and hardness of the crust, which is conducive to the coloring of the moon cakes and makes the crust taste loose.

If the concentration of the water is too low, the moon cake is not easy to return oil, soft, and easy to deform, if the concentration of the water is too high, the surface of the moon cake will change the color too much, and the taste and texture will deteriorate.

Soap water, also known as alkaline water, edible water, is a compound food additive, a material in food technology, and a common traditional adjunct in Cantonese pastries.