Recipe: Chocolate Mooncake

Ingredients:
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300g golden syrup
3/4 tbsp alkaline water
75ml corn oil
1 tsp chocolate essence
1/2 tsp coffee essence

Sift twice:
375g plain flour
25g cocoa powder

To make egg glaze, mix well and strain:
1 egg yolk
1/2 tbsp water
Large pinch of salt

Method:
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Combine golden syrup, alkaline water and corn oil in a mixing bowl, then set aside for 4-5 hours.

Blend in essences and fold in sifted dry ingredients. Mix into a dough and set aside again for another 4-5 hours.

Divide pastry dough into small 45g balls. Flatten dough and wrap durian filling. Dust wooden mould lightly with flour and put in dough-wrapped filling. Knock out and place mooncakes on slightly greased trays.

Bake in preheated oven at 180°C for 13 minutes. Remove and leave to cool. After a minute, brush with egg glaze and bake for another 5 minutes or till done.

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