Moon cake is the traditional food of Mid Autumn Festival in China. Many people like to make moon cakes, so the fun of making moon cakes is also interesting. It's not difficult to make mooncakes. One of the processes is to apply oil. What oil is good for mooncakes? What oil do you use to make ice moon cakes? Let's take a look at the oil problem with Xiaobian.
What oil is good for making moon cakes
Peanut oil for cantonese moon cakes and lard for Chaozhou moon cakes. There are a lot of peanut oil and peanut oil in cantonese moon cakes, so many people are used to using peanut oil to make cantonese moon cakes. Of course, they can use other oils instead of peanut oil.
White oil, usually white mineral oil. It is a mineral oil after special deep refining. White oil is colorless, tasteless, chemically inert and has good light stability. The basic composition of white oil is saturated hydrocarbon structure, and aromatic hydrocarbon, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and other substances are nearly zero. Because of this super refining depth, it is difficult to carry out heavy fractions in the actual manufacturing process, so the molecular weight of white oil is usually in the range of 250-450. It has good oxidation stability, chemical stability, light stability, colorless, tasteless, non corrosive fiber textiles.
Classification and application of white oil
White oil is usually classified according to the purity of its saturated hydrocarbon. The commonly used white oil is industrial white oil, which is suitable for chemical fiber aluminum processing, rubber plasticizing and other oil. Different types of white oil have different uses. Industrial grade white oil application: it is used in chemical fiber, synthetic fiber and other industries as lubricant, solvent and coolant in textile, which can make fiber and fabric soft and bright. It can also be used as a wetting agent solvent and lubricant in the industry of synthetic resin and plastic processing. It is also suitable for the lubrication of textile machinery, precision instruments and compressor sealing oil. Cosmetic grade white oil is suitable for making cosmetics industrial raw materials, making hair cream, hair oil, lipstick, skin care grease and so on. It is also used in food and pesticide. Food (Medicine) grade white oil is suitable for food glazing, anti sticking, defoaming, sealing, polishing and food machinery, prolonging the storage period of wine, vinegar, fruits, vegetables or cans, as well as the base oil used as lubricating cathartic, ointment and medicament, release agent of tablets and pills, anti-corrosion and lubrication of surgical instruments and pharmaceutical machinery, etc. Shortening is the scientific name of white butter, because it looks white and looks like lard. Shortening is one of the special oils in food industry. It has a certain plasticity or consistency, and can be used for confection, surface spraying or demoulding. It can be used to crisp or soften baked food, to prevent protein and carbohydrate from becoming hard and continuous block in the process of processing, and to improve the taste.
What is the white oil of ice skin moon cake
White oil is refined lard. It has no taste. It can prevent the ice from bursting and increase the luster.
Ice skin moon cake is a kind of mid autumn festival food. From Hong Kong. In the 1980s, ice skin mooncakes were sold in Hong Kong market, but at that time, there was only one bakery. The main reason why it is called "ice moon cake" is that it is different from the traditional way of making moon cakes. Because all traditional mooncakes are made of syrup, and the color is golden. And part of the raw material of the ice skin moon cake is glutinous rice. The moon cake made of glutinous rice has a white appearance. It is kept in the freezer and in the refrigerator when it is sold.