白兔月饼Rabbit mooncake

【饼皮材料】
黄金糖浆250克（现买）、花生油110克、碱水1茶匙、普通面粉430克、额外面粉30克

【馅料】
莲蓉400克、巧克力粒100克、葡萄干100克
蛋液：蛋黄1粒+食油1汤匙+蛋白1⁄2汤匙

【饼皮做法】
1.把糖浆、花生油及碱水混合。盖上保鲜膜，醒1小时。
2.慢慢拌入面粉搓成面团，盖上保鲜膜，再醒1小时。如果面团太黏手，可加1-2汤匙面粉。（图1-2）

【兔子月饼做法】
1.把馅料材料全部捞匀搓好，分成50克1份。（图3）
2.把月饼皮料分成60克等份。
3.压平面团成圆形，中间包入馅料。（图4-5）
4.用掌心把包馅面团做成水珠状小球。
5.轻压前半部，做成兔子头。
6.挤压两边，用刷子把耳部弄湿然后粘上两个小水珠面团充作耳朵。（图6）
7.用刷子柄部在眼睛部位作记号，用水弄湿，贴上红豆当眼珠。另外用小面团作鼻子。（图7）
8.最后再做一个较大圆球面团作尾巴，用刷子涂水粘上。(图8）

【组合】
1.把烤炉预热至180℃，烤盘涂油。
2.在整只兔子涂蛋液，然后放在涂油烤盘内，放入烤炉里烤20分钟，取出让它冷却。（图9-10）

【Skin Ingredients】
250 g golden syrup(store bought), 110 ml peanut oil, 1 tsp lye water, 430 g plain flour(sifted), extra 30 g plain flour

【Filling Ingredients】
400g Lotus paste, 100 g choc chips, 100 g raisins
Egg wash : 1 egg yolk + 1 Tbsp oil + 1⁄2 Tbsp egg white

【To made skin】
1.Combine golden syrup, oil & lye water in a mixing bowl, cover with a cling film & rest for 1 hour.
2.Slowly sift in the flour and mix into a dough. Cover with cling film and rest for another hour before using. (pic 1-2)

【To shape into bunny mooncake】
1.Mix all the filling together, scale into 50g per portion.(pic 3)
2.Scale mooncake dough into 60 g portions.
3.Flatten dough, place the filling in the centre & wrap into a ball. (pic 4-5)
4.Using palms, lightly shape into a tear-drop like ball of dough.
5.Press lightly 1/3rd of the bunny with your fingers, for the head.
6.Lightly press the 2 sides to denote the ears.Shape a small tear drop from the dough, for the ears.(pic 6)
7.Brush with some water & press the ears to adhere.
8.Mark the eye positions with the back of the brush, brush some water as glue, then place the red bean/ quinoa for the eyes. Shape a small ball of dough for the nose.(pic 7)
9. Shape a bigger ball for the tail, brush with water & stick the tail onto the bunny. (pic 8)

【To bake mooncakes】
1.Preheat oven to 180℃, grease trays.
2.Brush with egg wash & bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven to cool. (pic 9-10)