What is the lotus paste in the lotus paste mooncake made of?

Lotus paste stuffed mooncakes are a type of filling in mooncakes. Lotus paste mooncakes are divided into ordinary lotus paste filling and pure lotus paste filling. The filling of ordinary lotus paste moon cake refers to the filling in addition to sugar and oil, with lotus seeds as the main raw material, and other starch raw materials such as beans can be used.

The filling of pure lotus paste mooncake refers to the filling except for sugar and oil, all other raw materials are lotus seeds, and other raw materials with high starch content such as beans cannot be mixed. In short, lotus seeds are the main ingredient of lotus paste mooncakes.

The lotus seed paste in the lotus paste mooncake is made with crushed lotus seeds, added with sugar and other spices. Lotus paste moon cake is a very famous kind of Cantonese moon cake, generally there are pure lotus paste moon cake, olive lotus seed paste moon cake, lotus paste egg yolk moon cake, etc., its filling color is golden, the taste is very smooth, and there is a fragrance.

Lotus seed seed is a very popular variety of moon cake in recent years, lotus seed is actually made from lotus seeds, which need to be crushed into a puree and added with oil, sugar and other spices. Under normal circumstances, pure lotus paste filled mooncakes require lotus seeds to be used in 100% of the raw materials except sugar and fat.

In addition, the more popular lotus paste mooncake on the market is the lotus paste egg yolk mooncake, which requires the proportion of lotus paste in other raw materials in addition to sugar and oil in the pie filling to be greater than 60%, so as to better ensure the characteristics and taste of the lotus paste mooncake.

The characteristics of lotus paste mooncakes

Moon cake is a kind of traditional cake that we must eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and lotus paste moon cake is a kind of point change leakage bend introduced in Guangdong Province in modern times, the varieties are pure lotus paste moon cake, olive lotus seed paste moon cake, lotus paste egg yolk moon cake, etc., its filling color is golden, the taste is very smooth, and there is a fragrant atmosphere.

1. Lotus paste is a food made from lotus seeds, sugar, oil and other ingredients. Red lotus paste is made of lotus seeds and brown sugar. White lotus paste is made of lotus seeds and sugar.

The outer skin of yellow lotus paste is a dough with brown sugar and oil, so it is yellow. Store away from direct sunlight and low temperatures.

2. Lotus paste is lotus seeds (broken), oil, sugar, and other spices.

3. Pure lotus paste stuffed moon cakes require lotus seeds to be used in 100% of the raw materials except sugar and oil; Lotus paste stuffed moon cakes require that in addition to sugar and oil, lotus seeds in other raw materials should be greater than 60%.

Lotus paste mooncake is a traditional famous spot in Guangdong Province in modern times, and it is a Mid-Autumn Festival food. The varieties include pure lotus seed seed moon, olive lotus seed seed moon and egg yolk, double yellow, three yellow, four yellow lotus seed seed moon and so on. The materials of the pie filling are very particular, the lotus seeds produced in the year should be selected, and the filling made is golden in color, smooth and fragrant, and the shape of the moon cake is rich and fresh.

In 2009, Cantonese lotus paste mooncakes officially entered the list of intangible cultural heritage of Guangzhou, becoming one of the first delicacies on the list, along with Cantonese cured meat, Xiaofeng cakes and so on.

Mooncake lotus paste is made of lotus seeds and sugar, and the specific method is as follows:

Ingredients: 300 grams of white lotus paste rice, 200 grams of edible oil, 180 grams of sugar, 15 grams of maltose, 1500 grams of water.

Steps: 1. Prepare the raw materials, soak the lotus rice in water to remove the lotus heart, and you can buy lotus rice without the lotus heart. Soak the lotus rice in water for two hours, put it in a pressure cooker and add 1500 grams of water to boil, about 18 minutes, it must be cooked very soft.

2. Put it in the food processor and break it, it must be very delicate, add ten grams of water if it can't be moved, and add as little water as possible.

3. Put it in a non-stick pan and stir-fry until the moisture is reduced.

<>6. The finished lotus paste filling can be refrigerated in the refrigerator for half a month.

1. Lotus seed seed moon cake is made of lotus seeds, sugar, oil and other ingredients, and pure lotus seed cake requires 100% lotus seed to be used in addition to sugar and oil in the cake filling. If it is a lotus paste filled moon cake, it is required that in addition to sugar and oil, the lotus seeds in other raw materials should be greater than 60%.

2. The red lotus paste on the market is made of lotus seeds and brown sugar, the white lotus paste is made of lotus seeds and white sugar, and the outer skin of yellow lotus paste is made of brown sugar and oil, so it looks like yellow.

Preparation of egg yolk lotus paste mooncakes:Ingredients: 200 grams of flour, 20 egg yolks, 150 grams of invert sugar.

Excipients: 200 grams of lotus paste filling, appropriate amount of egg liquid, 50 grams of corn oil.

Steps: 1. Add invert sugar to corn oil.

2. Add moon cake powder.

3. Stir well.

4. Soak the egg yolk for a day in advance.

5. Bake in the oven for 5 minutes.

6. Put the soft dough in the refrigerator for an hour and divide it into 25 grams.

7. Add 25 grams of egg yolk to the filling.

8. Wrap the egg yolk in the filling.

9. Wrap it all.

10. Put the oil skin on the package and press it in the mold.

11. Brush the pressed with a layer of egg liquid.

12. Bake in the oven at 200 degrees for 20 minutes.

13. Bake.

14. You can eat it when you get out of the oil.

Lotus paste is crushed lotus seeds + oil + sugar + other spices

Pure lotus paste filled moon cakes require lotus seeds to be used in 100% of the raw materials except sugar and oil for the cake filling; Lotus paste stuffed moon cakes require that in addition to sugar and oil, lotus seeds in other raw materials should be greater than 60%.

The difference between red lotus paste, white lotus seed paste, and yellow lotus seed paste: Red lotus paste is made of lotus ruler and brown sugar. The white lotus is made of lotus seeds and sugar. The outer skin of yellow lotus paste is a dough with brown sugar and oil, so it is yellow.

Mooncake flavors are:

1.Bean paste mooncakes.

Bean paste moon cake is a very traditional moon cake taste, that is, after boiling red beans, filter it into bean paste, add oil and sugar to it, and then wrap it in the moon cake crust after stirring, and the steamed moon cake can taste the powder sand of the bean paste and its delicate taste after eating it, which is very delicious.

2.Five-kernel mooncakes.

Five-kernel mooncakes should be the classic flavor among the mooncake flavors. Wuren moon cakes mainly contain more contents, such as walnut meat, melon seeds, peanut kernels, red and green fruits, pine nuts, etc., and then mix them with powdered sugar and syrup, and they will taste sweeter.

3.Egg yolk mooncakes.

Egg yolk mooncake is now a very popular mooncake flavor, it is added to the traditional bean paste filling with salted egg yolk, so it tastes salty, sweet and delicious, very delicious, and has a different taste from other mooncakes. Therefore, many people love to eat salted egg yolk mooncakes, and it has also become a popular mooncake flavor among Internet celebrities.