Piggy Mooncakes in Basket

Hello! I'm back with a recipe. I've not been blogging for so long, I've to stop to think how to do it, lol.    The recipe I'm sharing are these piggies mooncakes, which are usually sold in colourful baskets. They taste similar to the baked mooncakes, just without any filling inside.

I actually got this idea to try making my own Piggy Mooncakes because my sister gave my boys two Piggy mooncakes bought in Hong Kong, and they came in a very rustic and nice looking bamboo basket. The usual ones we see here are the colourful plastic ones. You can see the bamboo basket in my pictures, I recycled them as props, lol.


These mooncakes are surprisingly very easy to make. I've made other designs too, I'll probably share them on my Instagram in the upcoming weeks, you can just check there if you are interested.


The piggies taste more 'correct' the next day, they tend to be more crispy out of the oven, but will become more soft the next day.

I'm showing how to do the version without legs, but you can just add them in if you prefer them with legs.

PIGGY MOONCAKES IN BASKET RECIPE

300g Golden syrup
90g cooking oil
3 tsp alkaline water
400g Hong Kong flour
Egg wash- 1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk
Melted chocolate

Method:

1. Using a mixer, mix golden syrup, cooking oil and alkaline water until well combined. 

2. Mix flour and mix well to form a soft dough.

3. If dough is too sticky, you can add more flour. Cover with cling wrap and set aside for 2 hours.

4. To make the piggy, roll out the dough into two round dough, one big for the head and one small for the body.  

5. Join the two portions together by pressing. Roll out an oval shape for Piggy's nose and pressed it onto the head dough.

6. Shape two flat pieces of dough for the ears.  

7. Roll out a thin and long dough and shape into spiral for the tail.

8. Use a toothpick to poke two holes on the nose.

9. Brush piggies with egg wash and bake at preheated oven of 180°C for around 15-20mins or when the piggies turn golden brown

10. Use melted chocolate to draw on the features. 

Tsum Tsum Milk Art

How’s your 2018 so far? I’m back with a tutorial for the new year, I’ll be sharing with you how you can easily add some cuteness in your kids’ meal.


This is done in collaboration with Magnolia. Magnolia is now having super cute limited edition Disney Tsum Tsum milk cartons. You can now also add these adorable Disney Tsum Tsum designs on your kids’ milk. I’ll be showing you how you can draw Disney Tsum Tsum Winnie the Pooh and Minnie Mouse using Magnolia’s pasteurized plain milk. Without further ado, let’s begin.


Froth milk using a milk frother (Optional: Warm milk up before frothing to have thicker and more lasting froth). Pour milk into a cup, and top with foamed milk.

For Disney Tsum Tsum Winnie the Pooh, scoop a tablespoon of foamed milk out and color with natural yellow food coloring. You may use an ice-cream stick to draw Winnie the Pooh.


Work on Winnie the Pooh details with chocolate syrup, and draw with a satay stick or toothpick.


For Minnie Mouse, scoop a tablespoon of foamed milk out and color with chocolate syrup. Scoop out a teaspoon of foamed milk and color with natural pink food coloring. You may use and ice-cream stick to draw Minnie Mouse.

Work on Minnie Mouse details with chocolate syrup, and draw with a satay stick or toothpick.


Serve immediately.


Magnolia is currently giving out a super cute Disney Tsum Tsum collectible tote bag when you buy every 2x1L Magnolia Pasteurised Milk or 2x800ml Magnolia Yoghurt Smoothie. They are available on a while stocks last basis. For more information on the promotions and upcoming roadshows, click here.