Lotus Paste for Mooncakes
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With the Mid-Autumn Festival here, a lot of people are making their own mooncakes instead of buying from stores which can cost quite a bit.
The main ingredient, lotus paste, can be readily bought from stores during this time of the year, but you can make it yourself too. The lotus paste that you get from stores is usually very high in sugar content, so by making it yourself, you can control the amount of sugar and sweetness of the paste.
To make this Lotus mooncake paste, click on the video tutorial and print out the recipe below.
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- 300 g peeled lotus seeds
- 1 cup sugar
- 200 g vegetable oil
- 30 g maltose
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Pour hot water into a bowl of peeled lotus seeds
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Soak the seeds for an hour or so until they expand
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Drain out the water and remove the center core from every seed
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Boil in a pot for an hour and remove the foam
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Drain out the liquid and blend the cooked lotus seeds into a fine puree
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Pour 1/4 cup of sugar into a pan with some oil and stir until dissolved
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Add in the lotus seed puree over low flame and stir continously until almost dry
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Add in the remaining 3/4 cup of sugar and mix thoroughly
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Pour in about 1/3 of oil at a time and stir until the paste slowly thickens
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Finally add in maltose to the mixture and stir until it is evenly distributed
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Stir lotus paste until it thickens and no longer sticks to the sides of the pan
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Set it aside to cool down and keep in the fridge until ready to use
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