Mooncake

Method

1. 1 Cook the sugar syrup with molasses, let it cool, then mix it with oil and flour to form the crust and let it rest for 4 hours.
2. 2 Roast the five types of nuts separately, then coarsely grind them, keeping the pieces large so that the filling has the right grainy texture, typical of five-nut filling.
3. 3 Mix the seeds with roasted glutinous rice flour and Shaoxing wine; the roasted glutinous rice flour is the sole binding agent of this filling.
4. 4 Wrap the filling in the shell in a ratio of 7 parts filling to 3 parts shell, then press it into a patterned mold.
5. 5 Bake at 200 degrees for 8 minutes, brush with egg wash, and bake for another 12 minutes; let the pizza sit in oil for 8 hours for a soft, glossy crust.

With an appliance

• Air fryer 1 hr 50 min

  Replace step 5: spray a thin layer of oil onto the sides of the mold, use a 215-degree hot air oven for 13 minutes, and rotate the tray at minute 6. The strong airflow shortens the time by about one-third compared to a conventional oven and browns the surface faster.