my little favourite DIY

This year i baked this Chessy Shanghai Mooncake and i have baked this for the 4th time. Can you imagine how good this is!! ^_^.  Saw this delicious Chessy Shanghai mooncake in Tze's blog. I love the look of this golden Chessy Shanghai mooncake and the crack crust after baked. It is awesome!! Thanks to Tze and 鲸鱼 for sharing this wonderful recipe.   Cheesy Shanghai Mooncake   Recipe adapted from 鲸鱼  and Tze form Awayofmind Bakery House (made 8 pieces, ~44g each pastry , ~50g each filling)   A. 120g planta 40g sugar 1.5 tbsp evaporated milk Tze added 3 tbsp extra milk (i did not add)   B. 2 tbsp cheese powder (used Parmeson cheese powder) 180g pastry flour/ top flour (i use Hong Kong flour)   C. (Filling) Black sesame paste (i use pandan dou yong paste, plain lotus paste and green tea lotus paste)   D. Egg wash: 1 egg yolk (i add 1 Tbsp milk and 1 Tbsp water)   To D...

Another festival is around the corner. I guess everyone felt the qi fen around, you can see everywhere in the supermarkets are selling mooncakes and fancy lanterns. Few days ago my mum ask me "Are you making any green tea bing pi mooncake this year?" So this is my little favourite DIY bing pi mooncake just for my mum and its a little difference this year. Not more traditional shapes and looks.... wah... la... cuttie..haha Snow Moon Cake (Bing Pi Mooncake) Ingredients: 90g Gao Fen 100g Icing Sugar 120g water (at room temperature) or cold water  Few drop of orange paste or yam paste or any flavour you like 1 tbsp Crisco (shortening) Method: 1) Mix icing sugar with water stir until sugar dissolves. 2) Add in gao fen slowly and mix into a soft dough. 3)Add in crisco and knead gently until its smooth. 4) Wrap in your favourable filling and press into any shapes you like. That all. It is simple. Shawn and Samson 1st Mid-autumn with cousin Hung an...