Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Chinese Pastry with Mung Bean Paste



It looks very much like tau sar piah (mung bean biscuit) isn't it? But it is not! This pastry is soft and supposed to look like mooncake, but mine turned out looking completely different, more like Shanghai mooncake. I used Peony's walnut pastry recipe but omitted the walnuts and used mung bean paste as filling. I did alter the baking instruction in the end and perhaps that was the reason my pastry look different? I didn't bother to take it out and apply a second egg wash and put it back for additional 15 minutes. Instead I baked mine for a total of 25 minutes with egg yolk glaze. You think that's the cause?



For those who are interested in Peony's pastry recipe, click here. Hmm...I should decorate the top with some black sesame seeds or melon seeds ya! This recipe yields 22 mooncakes for me. I gave half away to a friend who came for tea. Don't think we all can finish so much within couple of days since I have no idea how long this homemade mooncake keep in a container.
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22 comments:

  1. daphneDecember 09, 2008 12:38 AM

    That looks awesome though! Did it taste like the shanghai pastry? I would like that very much!

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  2. Big Boys OvenDecember 09, 2008 12:43 AM

    just look so divine! yummy delicious!

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  3. UnknownDecember 09, 2008 2:10 AM

    wow...so professional looking. T_T well done!!! i am not jealous at all (lying hehe)

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  4. BeachloverDecember 09, 2008 3:47 AM

    Look great!! yes it's look like tau sar peang! I think I should start practise Msia cookies now! LOL!

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  5. LoriDecember 09, 2008 7:18 AM

    Those look like tastey treats. I just love mung bean paste!

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  6. @ GiGi House of BeautyDecember 09, 2008 8:20 AM

    it looks yummy! where did u get the mung bean paste from? u make your own? having a Shanghai mooncake like yours, with a cup of Kopi O in such a cold winter...aduh! si peh hojiak!

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  7. AnonymousDecember 09, 2008 8:55 AM

    u make me hungry......
    anyway , i miss penang tau sar piah

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  8. Little Corner of MineDecember 09, 2008 10:29 AM

    Thanks daphne. I haven't eaten Shanghai mooncake for a long time, forgot how the texture like already. But this pastry is soft, not the crispy type.

    Thanks BBOven.

    Thanks Rita. :)

    Thanks beachlover. This one very easy to make because it doesn't have the water and oil doughs.

    Thanks Lori. It's pretty tasty actually. :)

    Thanks GiGi. I bought the mung bean paste when I was in M'sia (that's why so smooth mah). I was thinking to use it to make mooncake on mid-autumn festival, but was too lazy to make, so drag until now to finally make it. Don't want this paste to get expired and go to waste. I still have a packet of red bean paste, probably will make the same thing with it. ;)

    Sock Peng, I love Penang tau sar piah also. Frankly I know how to make it too but very troublesome, have to make the paste and then have to fold with water and oil doughs. So troublesome that I only made it once even though the outcome turned out very delicious and the tasters said my pastry just like restaurant standard. But I can be very lazy... :P

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  9. PearlDecember 09, 2008 11:41 AM

    I made mooncakes with my mom this past Moon festival! We made them with adzuki bean paste and sesame paste, but we didn't brush the tops with egg. So it turned out very very white :) hehe

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  10. UnknownDecember 10, 2008 4:23 AM

    oh my, this is just lovely... :)

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  11. Chibog in ChiefDecember 10, 2008 6:34 AM

    Yay, i miss this kind of chinese pastries!!! the hotter the better..can you leave some for me please :-) hehehe

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  12. Retno PrihadanaDecember 10, 2008 7:24 AM

    Did you use ready to use mung bean paste or homemade? Yummy..!

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  13. ICook4FunDecember 10, 2008 9:15 AM

    wow, I really like these little gems. May I know how you make the mung bean paste? I am going to make this :)

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  14. Little Corner of MineDecember 10, 2008 10:03 AM

    Pearl, I can imagine the color without the glaze. :)

    Thanks mikky.

    Help yourself Dhanggit. :)

    Retno, I used store-bought paste.

    Gert, I didn't make the mung bean paste, I got it from M'sia. ;)

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  15. AnonymousDecember 10, 2008 6:04 PM

    These look great! I would love to try this.

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  16. KanaDecember 11, 2008 3:50 AM

    Wonderful. I adore these always ate as many as I could whenever I was home. Never thought I could make these!

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  17. Little Corner of MineDecember 11, 2008 10:07 AM

    Asianmommy, you should, pretty easy. :)

    Yes Maya, you can make this at home. If you don't want to make your own paste, you can buy the canned red bean paste at the Asian supermarket.

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  18. cocoaDecember 12, 2008 2:16 PM

    this look really yummy. love your profile picture :)

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  19. SIGDecember 13, 2008 5:37 PM

    This really looks like tau sar piah.

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  20. RicoFebruary 20, 2009 2:30 AM

    lovely really nice clean and pleasant, and a great balanced desert, not many people are used to bean deserts but I am Portuguese, and we do use a lot of veg in our deserts including beans, I even believe I may have a bean cake recipe in my blog, not sure though... hehe!!

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  21. Little Corner of MineFebruary 20, 2009 2:46 PM

    Thanks Ricardo. We do eat a lot of beans dessert.

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  22. amychienSeptember 20, 2010 3:08 PM

    Great post! My mom's recipe is here in case you want to make it for moon holiday this Wednesday!
    http://fromourfamilykitchen.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/green-bean-cakes-for-fall-harvest-holiday/

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