Saturday, September 4, 2010

Mid Autumn Festival -September 22nd

It is that time of year again! Time for Mooncakes! I love red bean paste mooncakes....but my pre-k peeps don't seem to like them as much as I do:) Here is a kid friendly mooncake recipe that Sophie brought to school last year and will bring again to school this year along with a story about the Mid-Autumn Festival. We decided on this book this year for Sophie's 4 year old preschool class.


Easy Mooncakes

Needed:
1. 1 Can Pillsbury "Grand rounds" refrigerated biscuits
2. Strawberry preserves (do not use jelly)
3. 1 egg

Here is what to do:
1. Wash your hands

2. Open and separate biscuits.

3. Working on a floured surface, press the biscuits flat into 3 inch circles, leaving the middle a little thicker then the edges.

4. Put a teaspoon of preserves into the center of each biscuit.

5. Pull the edges up over the filling and squeeze them together to seal. Make sure they're well sealed or the filling will leak out!

6. Roll the biscuits into balls and put them 2 inches apart on a greased baking sheet with the crimped side down.

7. Flatten them down gently with your hand until they're about 1/2 inch thick.

8. Beat the egg with one tablespoon water, just until it is mixed. ( I left this off due to a friend in Soph's class having a egg allergy)

9 Brush the mooncakes with the egg mixture.

10. Bake as directed on the package or until golden brown.

11. Put on racks to cool when done.

12. When cooled toss mooncakes in a gallon ziplock bag with some powdered sugar.


ENJOY!

7 comments:

Lisa and Tate said...

I am order that book for Tate... what book did you use last year?

Will also try this recipe.

A Beautiful Mess said...

Last year Sophie brought "Round is a Mooncake" it isn't a festival book but seemed appropriate for the age group.

a Tonggu Momma said...

Thanks for the kid-friendly recipe! Last year we resorted to Moon Pies when the real mooncakes weren't a hit. And any other good book suggestions? I can never seem to find ones on this festival.

Robin said...

thanks for sharing this recipe. Sandra has a good one too that Maddy loves. I just ordered this book as well so Maddy has something to share at school :0) You are a wealth of information let me just say...

Polar Bear said...

Stopped by to snag the recipe. Thanks for posting it!

I ordered several books, but the only one Z showed any interest in was Round Is a Mooncake.

Catherine said...

Mmm...these sound super yummy and easy to make...even with an 18 month old! :o)

comingaroundagain said...

Thanks for the recipe! We made it. I think she enjoyed the process of making it more than eating it (but she's not a big eater anyway).