Sweet Decadenze

After a failed attempt, I’ve decided to try again with another recipe.  Hopefully it turns out looking and tasting more authentic than my first attempt.  I don’t have much time to make mistakes since Mid-Autumn Festival is next Friday and I have to bake a batch to go with the mooncakes for our relatives.

Traditional Piglet Biscuits
(adapted from Florence’s Do What I Like)
300g all-purpose flour, sifted
220g golden syrup
70g peanut oil
1 1/2 tsp alkaline water
1 egg + 1 tsp water (beaten for egg wash)

1. Preheat oven to 190°C.
2. Prepare a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
3. Measure the amount of dough to put into wooden mould by using lotus paste wrapped in cellophane wrap.  Weigh the amount of lotus paste used.  In my case it is 40g.
4. Sift the flour into a medium mixing bowl.  Set aside. 
5. Pour the golden syrup, peanut oil and alkaline water into another bowl and mix well. 
6. Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in the liquid mix.
7. Mix together the flour and the liquid mix till well mixed.  Take care not to over-mix. 
8. Flour the wooden mould sparingly and knock out the excess flour.
9. Weigh the dough in 40g lumps and press 1 lump into the wooden mould.
10. Knock out the formed dough from the mould and place it on the prepared baking sheet.
11. Continue the process for the rest of the lumps of dough.
12. Spray the dough with water sparingly before putting it in the oven to bake for 10 minutes.
13. Remove the half-baked biscuits from the oven and apply some egg wash.
14. Bake for another 10 minutes or until golden brown.
15. Remove from the oven to cool on a wire rack.

Yield : 14 biscuits

I was so hoping that this recipe works.  Otherwise I’m really in deep deep trouble.

Plus, I really need a confidence booster.

Thank goodness it came out looking fine.  And tasting fine as well.  PHEW!

But I need to do about 2-3 more batches since each batch only yields 14 biscuits.  I’ll also change the mould and replace the golden syrup with sugar syrup and see how it turns out.  Don’t really like the cracks on the surface and I’m wondering if I can eliminate the problem by spraying more water on the surface, using a smaller mould, or reducing the temperature.