Yes! It's finally it's over! I am feeling relieved but with abit of sadness. Relieve is because i have been making mooncakes for the past one month, therefore kind of sick and tired of it. As I had never repeatedly bake the same kind of things before. Sad is because i kind of miss it already, yes, i am not joking. Perhaps is because this is my first mooncake making experience and i have so much positive feedbacks about them that makes me very happy and satisfied. Furthermore, mooncake is not like any other bakes, but it's part of our chinese culture. So not only it's very meaningful to me, i feel very proud that i can make them too.
(For my own records)
My first batch of mooncakes were for my granny and relatives in Malaysia. I made as per my mum's request - not too sweet and not too oily for the lotus paste, because my relatives are all very health concious. Therefore i reduced the oil and sugar amount, but this made the paste on the dry side. My mum did complaint that it was slightly dry, but at least it was a "healthier version" that my relative will appreciate. (Morale of the story, healthy food are not nice! LOL..)
My second batch were for my husband's colleagues and bosses. This batch were made using white lotus paste. All his colleagues like it and didn't believe that they were made by me, because they looked and taste good. I was very happy, because that was a compliment to me.
My last batch of mooncakes were for my in laws and best friends. Sad to say my skill is still not good, the skin were a flop, but the paste was the most perfect of all. For the skin, because i had forgotten to add in the melon seed and i only added them in the end. Therefore caused my mooncakes to be "overweighted" (too much filling for the small mould to handle), resulted very distorted mooncakes (partly also because i had made the skin too thin). As for the paste, it was the most perfect of all because they were very soft, everybody loves the texture. And both my friends commented that they were better than those store bought ones.
Finally the mixed nut mooncakes, that was an unexpected production. I had never planned to make any mixed nuts before, because i don't like it. I still remember the first time i tasted it was during my childhood time. And i still remember i threw out after the first bite, because the taste was weird and "horrible" (to me) . But my mother-in-law said that her favourite mooncakes are the mixed nuts, so i added it into my list just for her. But i am glad that i made them, because again, i have got good feedback on them. My friend told me that, initially her mum only have a small slice for fear that they were too sweet, but after the first bite she finished the whole mooncake and commented that they were better than the store bought ones as the sweetness was just right. As for myself, i still don't fancy this type of mooncake, however, i can accept my mixed nuts and don't mind eating them.
As i am still very new to baking, therefore this mooncake making experience was a tough one for me. Because i was learning through recipes, therefore lots of trials and errors here and there. But overall, i am still very glad that i learn how to make it, because it is something very meaningful to me. I will definitely make them again next year, because homemade mooncakes are the best because they are free from preservatives and most importantly labour of love. And i had never enjoy mooncake so much in my life until i tasted my own mooncake. Finally, i should thank my husband who asked me to make them, otherwise i am not sure if i will ever bother to learn how to make them.
My second batch were for my husband's colleagues and bosses. This batch were made using white lotus paste. All his colleagues like it and didn't believe that they were made by me, because they looked and taste good. I was very happy, because that was a compliment to me.
My last batch of mooncakes were for my in laws and best friends. Sad to say my skill is still not good, the skin were a flop, but the paste was the most perfect of all. For the skin, because i had forgotten to add in the melon seed and i only added them in the end. Therefore caused my mooncakes to be "overweighted" (too much filling for the small mould to handle), resulted very distorted mooncakes (partly also because i had made the skin too thin). As for the paste, it was the most perfect of all because they were very soft, everybody loves the texture. And both my friends commented that they were better than those store bought ones.
Finally the mixed nut mooncakes, that was an unexpected production. I had never planned to make any mixed nuts before, because i don't like it. I still remember the first time i tasted it was during my childhood time. And i still remember i threw out after the first bite, because the taste was weird and "horrible" (to me) . But my mother-in-law said that her favourite mooncakes are the mixed nuts, so i added it into my list just for her. But i am glad that i made them, because again, i have got good feedback on them. My friend told me that, initially her mum only have a small slice for fear that they were too sweet, but after the first bite she finished the whole mooncake and commented that they were better than the store bought ones as the sweetness was just right. As for myself, i still don't fancy this type of mooncake, however, i can accept my mixed nuts and don't mind eating them.
As i am still very new to baking, therefore this mooncake making experience was a tough one for me. Because i was learning through recipes, therefore lots of trials and errors here and there. But overall, i am still very glad that i learn how to make it, because it is something very meaningful to me. I will definitely make them again next year, because homemade mooncakes are the best because they are free from preservatives and most importantly labour of love. And i had never enjoy mooncake so much in my life until i tasted my own mooncake. Finally, i should thank my husband who asked me to make them, otherwise i am not sure if i will ever bother to learn how to make them.
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