中秋佳節自己DIY美味月餅
Filling: 餡料：
1 pound red azuki beans 一磅紅豆
water 水
3/4 cup lard or oil 四分之三豬油或植物油
1-3/4 cups sugar 四分之三到一杯左右的糖
Water-Shortening Dough: 較乾的生麪糰
2 cups flour 2杯麪粉
5 tablespoons lard 5湯匙豬油
10 tablespoons water 10湯匙水
1/4 teaspoon salt 四分之一湯匙鹽
Flaky Dough: 片狀麪糰：
1 cup flour 一杯麪粉
5 tablespoons lard 5湯匙豬油
red food coloring for design 用於裝飾的紅色食用色素
Preparation: 準備：
Filling Instructions: Soak red beans in water to cover 2 hours. Drain and discard the water. Cover with 8 cups fresh water and bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat 1-1/2 hours or until skins open. Strain the beans and discard the skins. Place the strained beans in several layers of cheesecloth and squeeze out any excess water. 餡料製作說明：將紅豆放入水中浸泡兩小時，然後將水排出。接着在紅豆中加入8杯淨水一起煮，水開之後再用小火熬半小時至一小時，知道紅豆表皮裂開。接着將紅豆過濾並去掉表皮，倒入幾層紗布中擰乾，去掉多餘的水分。
Place in a saucepan with the lard or oil and the sugar. Cook, stirring continuously, until almost all the moisture has evaporated. Let cool. 將紅豆、豬油（或植物油）和糖一起放入鍋中煮，並不停地攪拌，直到水分全部蒸發，然後放置一邊冷卻。
Dough Instructions: You will need 2 cups of filling for the mooncakes. Divide this into 20 portions and shape into ingredients for the water-shortening dough and the flaky dough separately until smooth. Divide each dough into 20 equal portions. 麪糰製作方法：製作月餅要兩杯餡料。將這些餡料分爲20份，每份揉搓成團。將生麪糰和片狀麪糰的製作原料分別混合揉搓，直到麪糰平滑，然後將麪糰也各自等分爲20份。
Wrap one portion of flaky dough inside each portion of water-shortening dough. Roll out each piece of dough, then fold in thirds to form three layers. Roll out again, and once more fold in thirds to form three layers. 將片狀小麪糰填充到生麪糰裏面，接着將麪糰擀開，然後疊三次，形成三層。然後再將麪糰擀開，再重複之前的摺疊動作，又形成新的三層。
Flatten each piece of dough with the palm of your hand to form a 3" circle. Place one portion of filling in the center. Gather the edges to enclose the filling and pinch to seal. Place the filled packet in the mold, gently pressing to fit. Invert and remove the mold. 接着用手掌將麪糰碾開形成一個小窩，把一份餡料放入麪糰中間，將麪糰邊緣合起來包住餡料，捏緊封口。將包好的月餅放入模具中，小心地將其擠壓進去，然後將模具倒過來把成型的月餅倒出來。
Dilute red food coloring with water and pour onto a damp paper towel on a plate. Take some food coloring onto the cookie-design stamp, then press on top of the mooncake.
Repeat process for remaining mooncakes. Arrange mooncakes on a baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool before serving. 將紅色食用色素加水稀釋後倒在鋪有溼紙巾的盤子裏，在烤餅乾專用印章上面沾上食用色素，然後將印章蓋在月餅表面。重複以上做月餅的步驟把其它月餅做好。將做好的月餅擺在烘烤盤上，350度的溫度烘烤20分鐘。最後將烤好的月餅冷卻就大功告成啦。
