You have to try this Suzhou style savory mooncakes stuffed with pork filling enclosed in a flakiest crust to believe how tasty they are! They can be baked in the oven or cooked on the pan.
Place all ingredients for filling in a mixing bowl. Use a chopstick in one direction until it forms a paste. Cover and set aside to chill in the refrigerator while you prepare the doughs. You can make this the day before
Make the oil dough:
Mix the oil and flour in a small mixing bowl and knead into a smooth non-sticky dough. Cover and set aside for 30 minutes
Make the water dough:
Place all the ingredients for water dough in a mixing bowl, except for the water. Start with half of the amount of water first. You may need all the water or more, you may not. Knead into a soft non-sticky dough. If it's too dry, you can add a bit more water. Cover and let it rest for 30 minutes
Rolling and wrapping (refer to video if unclear):
Get the water dough and give it a few knead. The dough will smooth out. Flatten into a disc. Place the oil dough ball in the middle and wrap the water dough around it. Cover and let it rest for 15 minutes
Use a rolling pin to roll into a rectangle, about 30 x 40 cm in size. Fold 1/3 from the left, and then another 1/3 from the right. Keeping the edges as evenly rectangle as possible. Use a rolling pin to roll it out again into rectangle, about 30x 40 cm in size. Swiss roll it up from the side near you. Divide the dough into 8 equal pieces. Cover tightly with a cling wrap to let it rest another 30 minutes
Preheat oven to 375 F (190C). Get one dough. Flatten in the middle and gather the two sides up to meet. Flatten with your palm. Use a rolling pin to roll it out into about 4-5 inch disc, slightly thicker in the middle. Scoop about 1 Tbsp of filling into the middle. Wrap the dough around it and slightly pinch to seal. Place the seam side down and use your palm to gently flatten it into a disc, about 1-inch thick. Repeat with the rest. Place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
Baking:
Bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes and then flip over to let the other side brown, another 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven after that and let them cool down completely on the rack
If cooking on the stove:
Preheat a non-stick pan over medium heat with a little bit of oil. Place the mooncake on the pan, seam sides down, cover with a lid and cook over medium heat, about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. The skin will start to flake too. Flip over and cook the other side is brown too and the filling is cooked through, about 15 minutes or so