Durian Snowskin Mooncake
A true gem of a dessert. Grab all the attention this mid-autumn festival with this delicious and easy matcha durian snowskin mooncake.
Servings: 10 x 50g mooncakes
Ingredients
Durian Filling
- 200 g durian flesh
- 20 g icing sugar optional
Matcha Snowskin
- 170 g drinking water
- 2 tsp matcha powder
- 100 g gao fen/koh fun *see notes
- 40 g icing sugar
- 20 g shortening
- 1 tbsp milk powder
To Assemble
- 1 mooncake mould (50g)
- 20 g gao fen/koh fun
Instructions
Prepare Durian Filling
- Place durian flesh and icing sugar in a bowl, and beat using hand mixer for 1-2 minutes to combine. Alternatively you also also blend the durian flesh in a food processor or in the Thermomix for 5 seconds/Speed 4.TIP: If you are using a sweet, creamy durian type, you may omit the icing sugar and use 100% pure durian. You will still need to beat/blend the durian flesh.
- Portion the durian paste into 10 x 20g and use a cling wrap to wrap it into a round ball. For convenience, you can use a small 35mm ice cream scooper to scoop each 20g portion out evenly on a plate layered with cling wrap.
- Place the durian balls into the freezer for 30 minutes to set.
To Make Snowskin
- Refer to this quick 1 minute video for visual guidance.
- Sift matcha powder into warm water and stir until dissolved, then set aside in the refrigerator to cool down.
- Sift gao fen and icing sugar together into a clean bowl then mix evenly using whisk.
- Rub shortening into flour mixture using your hands.
- Add in 3/4 portion of cooled matcha mixture and mix using a spatula until dough forms.
- Add in milk powder and if required, the remaining matcha mixture - this would be depending on your flour absorbency, you may require a lesser amount so work on using approx 140-170g of liquid). Knead the dough for several minutes to combine.
- THERMOMIX METHOD: Place gao fen and icing sugar into mixing bowl then blend on Turbo/2 seconds. Add shortening, and knead 30 seconds. Add in milk powder, and set to knead for 1.5 minutes. Gradually add in cooled matcha mixture on to the lid (depending on your flour absorbency, you may require a lesser amount of liquid between 140-170g) and allow to drip in. Allow the dough to form into a big ball. Refer to this video for visual guidance.
- Flour your work station with gao fen. Divide the dough into 10 x 30g portions then roll each portion into round ball.
To Assemble
- Remove durian balls from freezer.
- To make mooncake, flatten each snowskin dough ball, either with a rolling pin or your palms, into a thin circle. You would want to ensure the centre is thicker, and the sides to be thinner.
- Place durian ball in the middle and wrap in snowskin and pinch to seal the seams. Roll into a ball.
- Dust either the mooncake mould or the dough ball with gao fen. Press the dough firmly into the mould, and push the level to release mooncake from mould.
- Refrigerate mooncake for at least 2 hours, and serve chilled.
Notes
What is gao fen / koh fun?
Gao fen 糕粉 is cooked glutinous rice flour which you should be able to find in local bakery supply stores. If you are not able to source for this ingredient, you can make your own by sifting raw glutinous rice flour and steam on high heat for about 45 minutes until cooked. You will need to sift the cooked glutinous rice flour again when you want to use, as per recipe above.