I like moon truffles and these are the primary ones that I made in celebration of the Mid Autumn Pageant. I don’t love the salted egg yolk that’s historically in the course of every moon cake to characterize the moon, so I didn’t embrace these. These are stuffed with selfmade azuki bean paste which I make much less candy than commercially obtainable azuki bean paste. I simply ate the lower one and they’re really scrumptious, simply sufficient sweetness and a little bit of texture from the paste as I didn’t mix it down. The pastry is sweet and brief and crisp, yummy.
I do know you’ve seen my Taiwanese pineapple truffles earlier than that I’ve used the identical presses to form. Moon truffles are literally what’s often made utilizing these presses.
Azuki Bean Paste
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300 g azuki beans - ▢
1200 ml water (The ratio of azuki beans to water is 1:4; 300 g beans:1200 g water) - ▢
240-300 g sugar (Learn Notes under to make use of the correct quantity; ought to be round 1 ¼ cup to 1 ½ cup) – at 200-220 g is sufficient - ▢
⅛ tsp kosher/sea salt (I exploit Diamond Crystal; use half for desk salt) - Put the 300 g (1 ½ cup) azuki beans in a strainer and place it inside a big bowl. Rinse the azuki beans in operating water till water is evident. Discard any items which can be floating. Drain water.
- Switch the beans to the On the spot Pot and add 1200 ml (5 cups) of water to your stress cooker.
- Cowl and lock the lid of your stress cooker. If you happen to’re utilizing an On the spot Pot, flip it on and press the “Bean/Chili” button. Press the “minus” button to lower the cooking time from the default 35-minute cooking time to 25 minutes.
- Earlier than you stroll away, make certain the steam launch deal with factors at “sealing” and never “venting”.
- If you happen to’re utilizing a stove-top stress cooker, prepare dinner on excessive warmth till excessive stress is reached. Then cut back the warmth to low to keep up the stress for about 20 minutes.
- When it’s executed cooking, the On the spot Pot will swap robotically to “Maintain Heat” mode. Let the stress slowly launch by itself for 15-20 minutes. In case you are utilizing a stove-top stress cooker, take away the pot from the warmth, and let the stress launch naturally. Earlier than opening the lid, flip the steam launch deal with to vent and launch any leftover stress.
- Scoop the froth on the floor and discard (if you happen to choose the extra refined style). Decide one bean and mash it along with your fingers. Whether it is mashed simply, it is executed.
- Then drain the azuki beans by a fantastic sieve. If you happen to’re making Oshiruko (Zenzai) or purple bean soup, do not drain and proceed the subsequent step with the cooking liquid remaining within the pot.
- Put the azuki beans again within the On the spot Pot and add the sugar. Press the “Saute” button and choose “Low” choice.
- Let the sugar dissolve fully, stirring often with a wood spoon.
- Tsubuan (chunky azuki bean paste)
- Proceed cooking till you draw a line within the azuki bean combination with the wood spatula and see the underside of the pot for two second. Then flip off the On the spot Pot and switch the combination to a baking sheet (or flat rimmed plate) to let it cool.
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When it’s cooled and thickened extra, it’s prepared to make use of. If you happen to don’t use it instantly, switch to an hermetic container and retailer within the fridge for 1 week and within the freezer for as much as a month. I additionally suggest diving into 100 grams of anko paste in every plastic wrap and put it in an enormous freezer bag.
Pastry
- 150 g (1 1/4 cup) all-purpose flour
- 20 g (2 tbsp) confectioner’s sugar
- 20 g (2 tbsp) tapioca starch
- 1/4 tsp coarse salt
- 113 g (1/2 cup) chilly unsalted butter, lower into cubes
- 1 massive egg
- Egg/milk wash
Pastry - Within the bowl of a meals processor, pulse to mix the flour, confectioners’ sugar, tapioca starch, and salt. Subsequent add the cubes of butter, pulse till sand like. Add egg and pulse till a cohesive dough varieties.
- Switch the dough to a sheet of plastic wrap, pat right into a 1-inch-thick disc, and tightly wrap. Refrigerate the dough till agency however nonetheless considerably pliable, 30 to 45 minutes.
- Line a big rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a bench scraper to divide the dough into 12 or 18 equal-size items (use a digital scale when you’ve got one). Working with one piece at a time, roll the dough right into a easy ball. Place the dough ball on a calmly floured work floor, gently flatten with the palm of your hand, and roll out to a 3-inch spherical with a dowel rolling pin. Intention to roll the sides thinner than the middle, that approach if you fold the sides to type the bottom, it received’t be excessively thick.
- Place a teaspoon filling within the heart of the dough (if making 18, for 12 use 1.5-2 tsp), pull up the sides, and pinch collectively to seal. Place the stuffed cake contained in the pineapple cake mildew, seam aspect down, and gently press down with the plunger till it evenly fills the mildew. Take away the formed truffles from the mildew and place on a parchment lined cookie tray. Repeat till all 18 are on the tray. Switch the pineapple truffles to the fridge and preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Simply earlier than baking, brush egg/milk wash on them (optionally available)
- As soon as the oven is at 350°F, bake till the truffles are golden brown, 25 to 27 minutes. Switch the sheet to a wire rack and permit the truffles to chill on the sheet for five minutes. Enable the truffles to chill fully on the rack. Benefit from the truffles recent or retailer in an hermetic container for twenty-four hours to permit the shortbread to melt.
Could be saved in an hermetic container (a resealable bag works nice) at room temperature for as much as 5 days.
