piglets

recipe for the piglet (same recipe for traditional mooncake skin)

ingredients:
140g syrup* (golden syrup)
45g cooking oil
1.5 tsp alkaline water
200g hongkong flour

egg wash: 1 egg yolk + 2 tbsp milk

method:
1. Place syrup into blender/container.

2. Add alkaline water, then oil and mix until all are well-combined.

3. Add flour and continue to mix to form a soft dough. (Depending on consistency of syrup used, extra flour has to be added to form an easy-to-handle dough. may add some flour if the dough is too sticky as the concentration of syrup is the main factor.")

4. Cover with cloth and set aside for 2 hr or more.

5. Preheat oven to 150°C. Brush piggies with egg wash and bake for 5 min, turn tray around and bake for 5 min.

6. Remove and brush with. layer of egg wash and bake again for 5 min, turn tray around and bake for 5 min until golden brown.

total baking time is 20mins.