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- From: christi@lexis-nexis.com (Christi Wilson)
- Subject: Red Bean Moon Cakes
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 03:41:52 GMT
- Message-ID: <40bv60$ecc_003@woodhead.cts.com>
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- These filled cakes are a specialty at Singapore's autumn festival of the
- moon, usually held in October. The cakes come in many varieties and can be
- stuffed with lotus seeds or fruits and nuts instead of red bean paste.
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- RED BEAN MOON CAKES
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- 4 cups unbleached white flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 6 to 7 Tbs. cold water
- 1 cup unsweetened red bean paste
- 1 egg, beaten
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- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, sift together flour and baking
- powder. Stir in sugar. Gradually mix in oil, then 2 eggs. Add cold water a
- little at a time, using just enough to hold dough together.
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- Tear off 2 to 3 tablespoons of dough and press it into a large muffin cup,
- covering bottom and sides. Put 2 to 3 tablespoons red bean paste inside the cup.
- Then take 2 more tablespoons of dough, flatten it with your palms to make a
- round, and place it on top of the filled muffin cup, pressing together the edges
- with wet fingers so that no crack remains. (This is to prevent any filling from
- seeping out during baking.) Brush the top with some of the remaining beaten egg.
- Repeat filling procedure with the rest of the dough and filling.
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- Bake for 22 to 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes
- out clean. Makes 8 cakes.
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