Comments on My Wok Life: Pandan Flavoured Lotus Paste Mini Snowskin Mooncak...

This is so late but can I just say how much I hear...

2009-11-20T03:05:31.986+08:00

This is so late but can I just say how much I heart your recipes?

Tried out this and it was a blast to make and yummy to eat. Even got my 2-ish son to join in the fun (http://moomooland.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/mooncakes/)

2nd round, we even tried it with durian. =)

We'll wait for you to try to cook the fried rice ...

2009-11-07T23:18:52.287+08:00

We'll wait for you to try to cook the fried rice flour and share the outcome with us.

Please also share with us how to make Mochi. Thanks!

Hi, Hmm... you may tie a sheet of dry cloth on t...

2009-11-06T16:26:17.565+08:00

Hi,

Hmm... you may tie a sheet of dry cloth on the wok lid to absorb the steam from condensation on the lid and dripping down to your flour. Try it out with a little for the first time to get the method right, I guess.. Or, just bake and microwave it, or slowly fry it in the wok with low flame?

So sorry, I did not personally try to cook this flour before.. Let me try, and I will share with you my outcome in due?

Thanks for the procedure on how to make fried glut...

2009-11-06T13:38:08.140+08:00

Thanks for the procedure on how to make fried glutinuos rice flour. Won't steaming wet the flour?

Hi, I thought this common flour type is easily o...

2009-11-04T15:46:34.898+08:00

Hi,

I thought this common flour type is easily obtainable in California, especially San Francisco. And sorry to know that it is not so… I did not personally try to make my own fried glutinous rice flour, but try this method to get cooked glutinous flour. Hope it helps to solve your problem in this matter.

Continuously stir-fry the glutinous flour in a wok at mild flame for an hour or more might take up too much of your time to get the job done. Try this, steam 200 gram of regular glutinous flour for about 20 minutes. Then, bake at 300C or microwave at high heat for 2 – 3 minutes, in incremental of 1 minute at a time. Stir to mix the flour up after each minute of heating. You have to watch out the heating time to prevent the flour from burnt.

Do let me know if it is doable!

I can't find fried glutinous rice flour in Asian m...

2009-11-04T13:51:26.655+08:00

I can't find fried glutinous rice flour in Asian market here in California, USA. How can I make it myself?

Hi, Fried glutinous flour is cooked type which w...

2009-11-01T21:30:49.356+08:00

Hi,

Fried glutinous flour is cooked type which we may eat instantly without baking or cooking it. In Chinese, we called it Gao Fen 糕粉. This fried glutinous rice or called it cooked sticky rice flour should be available in Asian Market, perhaps at provision shops in Chinatown..

Snow powder sugar is the doughnut sugar or used on pastries, a non-melting sugar. This is similar to powdered sugar, only it doesn't melt as easily. And yes, icing sugar is powdered sugar or called it Confectioners sugar.

Hello! I don't think I ever see fried glutinuos r...

2009-10-31T16:12:19.845+08:00

Hello!

I don't think I ever see fried glutinuos rice flour in the asian market I shop. How can I make it out of the glutinuos rice flour?

what is snow powder? What is icing sugar? Is confectioner's or powdered sugar same as icing sugar?

Thanks!

Yeah! Goody... I had no time to make my own lotu...

2009-10-02T11:00:33.570+08:00

Yeah! Goody...

I had no time to make my own lotus paste since it's a weekday, and it's very convenient to get delicious ready made paste in Singapore, else I will share my lotus paste recipe with you.. next time next time.. :p

Anyway, I got the lotus paste from a baking supplier named Phoon Huat. It was very smooth and delicious! 1kg at S$14.50, a little expensive but worth it.. Save time for working class who still wish to make own moon cake, like me. :)

Happy trying!

haha~ i have come to the conclusion that i needed ...

2009-10-02T01:11:10.117+08:00

haha~ i have come to the conclusion that i needed to make my own paste and that's what i did! lol. but it's not as smooth as i want it to be, cos i didn't have a blender to make the paste smooth. it's alright. take it as a diff texture, i guess. i really want traditional lotus paste, so that's why i'm insisting on it. lol.

thanks for your suggestions! i would try them all if i could, but right now, i'm having a headache trying to find the mold! yes~ the most important thing is still missing. haha.. well, you've been a really great help! i can't thank you enough! hope you have a great mooncake fest! =D

Snow powder is just look alike with icing sugar, t...

2009-10-01T09:45:02.326+08:00

Snow powder is just look alike with icing sugar, the differences are snow powder not too sweet and not easily melted.

Hmm.. if you can't get lotus paste, try red bean paste or make your own Japanese sweet potato (the purplish type) paste/ pumpkin paste as filling, then. Best if you could find durian to make its filling! :D

Hi Patrica. ooohh.. i see~ thanks! i shall try to...

2009-09-30T23:31:56.620+08:00

Hi Patrica. ooohh.. i see~

thanks! i shall try to find snow powder then, cos i'm in NYC now and i'm not sure i can find them. in fact, i'm not sure if i can even find lotus paste! lol.

but thanks a lot! =D

Hi Jocelyn, Now that you mentioned abt the sweet...

2009-09-30T11:26:31.441+08:00

Hi Jocelyn,

Now that you mentioned abt the sweet taste of you quite fear of, I guess it should not be the problem from snow powder as this snow powder is meant to reduce the sweetness of the snowskin, if you do not like too sweet taste of the skin. Instead, if you added just the icing sugar, the snowskin will be very sweet. So, do not reduce the amount of sugar, but I will recommend you to add more snow powder than icing sugar amount to make up the total of 200 grams.

hi patrica. don't worry abt it. cos i really don't...

2009-09-30T09:39:29.211+08:00

hi patrica. don't worry abt it. cos i really don't know how to describe it either.

it's just that i really love snowskin moocakes. but some bakeries' snowskin mooncakes seem to have this really sweet and weird after taste that i don't like. and it came from the snowskin, not the filling.

i saw that your snowskin recipe had this snow powder. i was wondering if this was what contributed to that after taste. but nontheless, thank you for your fast reply. i guess i'll just try it and see how it goes. heh. thank you! =D

Hmm.. Jocelyn, so sorry to tell you that I do not ...

2009-09-29T18:12:06.020+08:00

Hmm.. Jocelyn, so sorry to tell you that I do not quite understand what you mean by distinctive taste similar to other HK pastries..

To me, snowskin is meant to taste light, soft and great mouthfeel especially if serve chilled. I personall do not feel any after taste of the snowskin.

Distinctive taste should come from whichever filling you put in. Do you consider durian filling as distinctive after-tasted snowskin moon cake? It is to me. :)

Sorry, can't help. :p

hi there. sorry, i have a weird question to ask yo...

2009-09-29T14:46:45.674+08:00

hi there. sorry, i have a weird question to ask you (which you might not understand). does your snowskin have this distinctive after-taste? i believe some other HK pastries have this similar after-taste as well, if you know what i'm talking about. cos i really hate it but i really want to try out your recipe. lol. =x thanks in advance! =D