#Chinese mid autumn festival 2011 full#

the 15th day of the 8th lunar month was established as the Mid-Autumn Festival. The consistency and texture of filling is controlled by the amount of oil used, not by water. It became a festival during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) dynasty. Otherwise the pastry will turn moist and sticky after a while.

Side note: The filling shouldn’t have too much moist.

But the mooncake pastry is soft with a bit fluffy texture, that's the effect produced by alkaline water.

In this recipe, you might've noticed that no baking powder is needed.

You might test run with a small amount of dough to see how many alkaline water has to be used properly with your own golden syrup. Freshly made mooncakes will beat the store bought ones in any contest. The mid-autumn moon is full, and families with mooncakes in hand are harmonious, happy, and healthy. They symbolize the moon and family unity. Please take note that if you use other kind of golden syrup, the amount of alkaline water might need to be adjusted accordingly in order to give a nice browning effect. Mooncakes (, yuèbng) Mooncakes are probably the most famous of all Mid-Autumn Festival foods. When mid-autumn festival came around in 2011, the Rovio team decided to. In this recipe, the amount of alkaline water is very balanced. Angry Birds, the phone app game is the most downloaded game, possibly of the century. If adding not enough, it’s very difficult to brown the mooncake pastry. If adding alkaline water too much, the colour will be too dark. OCA Mid Autumn Banquet 2011 Tuesday 13th September 2011 (6:30 pm) Venue: Water Sky Bristol Chinese Restaurant Eastgate Oriental City, Eastgate Road, BS5 6XX.

It helps to give nice browning on the mooncake pastry.

It neutralizes the acid in the golden syrup.

Notes: How important is the alkaline water in this recipe?

The pastry will become soft, called “回油” （literally means ”returns oily and soft’） and shiny in one or two days. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. Continue to bake until the pastry turns golden brown. Brush the mooncakes with egg wash, at about 5 minutes before removing from the oven. Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 to 12 minutes.Repeat this step to finish the remaining dough and lotus paste. Today, we’ll talk about Mid-Autumn Festival (, Zhngqi jié), including the four myths about it, and how they contributed to the current traditions of the holiday. Transfer the stuffed mooncake onto a lined baking tray. Lightly press the mould handle, then remove the mooncake from the mould. Spray the mooncake mould and place the stuffed mooncake into the mould. Wrap and seal the lotus paste ball with the dough disc. Then take a lotus paste ball and poke a hole in the middle with your finger. In Chinese culture, it is a traditional festival. Cover a dough portion with a plastic film and roll into a thin disc. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival in China. Roll each portion into a small ball shape. Divide the dough into 12 equal portions.Prepare the egg wash: whisk the egg yolk with the egg white. Cut into 12 equal portions, each 35 grams. If the salted egg yolks are homemade and freshly broken from the shells, you’ll see the egg whites would turn opaque after mixing with the wine a few minutes later.

Cover with a film wrap and rest for 40 minutes. The earliest written record of the word Mid-Autumn was from Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD). Use a spatula to combine all ingredients. Mid-Autumn Festival origin can be traced back to the moon worship of Zhou Dynasty (1046 - 256 BC) 3,000 years ago. Use a large bowl, mix the golden syrup, alkaline water and oil well.The traditional customs of the festival include gathering with family, friends and eating moon-cakes. It is a day when the moon is at its fullest and roundest. The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese Lunar calendar, which falls in September or early October on the regular Gregorian calendar. The Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节), also known as the Moon Festival or Zhong Qiu Festival, is a harvest festival that has been celebrated for over 3,000 years. The show is usually held around the third or forth of Saturday Night in September, at Strong Auditorium, University of Rochester.

#Chinese mid autumn festival 2011 full#

A joint effort between CSA (Chinese Students’ Association), CSSA (Chinese Student Scholars’ Association) and CFGR (Chinese Federation of Greater Rochester), Mid-Autumn Festival is a community show full of different traditional performances showcasing the spirit and culture of the Chinese Mid Autumn Festival or 中秋节.