Mooncakes & Milk Bread – Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our worldwide giveaway to win a copy of Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries by Kristina Cho.

My excitement for the release of Mooncakes and Milk Bread began to build the moment I added it to our 2021 preview which was at least a year ago. As I have said before, I am a wee bit obsessed with learning about the baked treats – both savory and sweet – from other countries.

Kristina Cho is the creator of the blog Eat Cho Food. Make sure you set aside time to wander her content because it is impressive. I particularly recommend bookmarking these pages Honey peanut mooncakes and Matcha brownie mooncakes for inspiration. Kristina also offers workshops which are all currently sold out but if you have preordered her book she will be setting up an option of viewing a taped class so be sure to check her site for that information.

Just a few of the topics covered in Mooncakes and Milk Bread are how to shop at an Asian market, cafe culture (how Asian bakeries differ from other bakeries), how to rescue collapsed dough, a two page layout explaining the Chinese celebration calendar, and highlights of the Chinese bakeries around the US. Recipes include Chinese puff pastry which is slightly different from French puff pastry in that it is a tad more crisp and less buttery, Chinese sponge cake, Hot dog flower buns and Coffee crunch Swiss roll. Our index will give you a full picture of what is included in this book.

Kristina did the gorgeous photography in this book herself and shares myriad step-by-step photos of folding and other techniques. There are also lovely illustrations rendered by Minnie Phan that add even more charm to a book that exudes greatness. Many of the products that you will want to create some of the gorgeous pastries are very reasonable and available on line such as: pineapple tart molds (various designs), mooncake molds (plastic) and wooden mooncake molds. Just a reminder, Hardcover Cook has a great cookbook bundle that gives you all you need to begin baking.

There are three online recipes indexed for Mooncakes:

If you love to bake and especially if you love to find inspiration in new flavors and techniques, you absolutely need this book. It will be on my best books list of 2021. I love this book so much I purchased an extra copy to giveaway here.

I am offering one copy of this amazing book to one winner worldwide. Entry options include answering the following question in the comments section of this blog post.

Which recipe in the index would you like to try first?

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144 Comments

  • SenseiHeidi  on  November 3, 2021

    Brown sugar shao bing

  • ravensfan  on  November 3, 2021

    Chinese doughnut (Youtiao)

  • hellmanmd  on  November 3, 2021

    I’m always interested in another milk bread recipe to try.

  • Kristjudy  on  November 3, 2021

    Mother of all milk bread

  • susankay  on  November 3, 2021

    I’d like to make pull-apart milk bread buns.

  • hrk  on  November 3, 2021

    Miso corn buns

  • lean1  on  November 3, 2021

    black sesame paste

  • LSanders  on  November 3, 2021

    Chinese doughnut (Youtiao)

  • sayeater  on  November 3, 2021

    I’ve never had a mooncake but I think they are beautiful and the Honey pistachio mooncake recipe sounds like a good place to start!

  • DFarnham  on  November 3, 2021

    Chocolate and salted peanut crepe cake!!!!

  • demomcook  on  November 3, 2021

    Lemon coconut tarts!

  • et12  on  November 3, 2021

    Curry chicken puffs

  • nvernon  on  November 3, 2021

    Matcha and jasmine Swiss roll

  • lsmedley  on  November 3, 2021

    Chocolate milk bread and Thanksgiving leftover gua bao

  • qchu204  on  November 3, 2021

    Red bean swirl buns

  • matag  on  November 3, 2021

    Curry chicken puffs

  • hbakke  on  November 3, 2021

    The almighty pineapple bun (Bo lo bao)

  • miggsy  on  November 3, 2021

    Chocolate and salted peanut crepe cake

  • Shelley.b  on  November 3, 2021

    Classic green onion pancake variation

  • dc151  on  November 3, 2021

    Curry chicken puffs sound great!

  • gloriole  on  November 3, 2021

    Cocktail buns!

  • Alyssam  on  November 3, 2021

    Honey Pistachio Mooncakes

  • thecharlah  on  November 3, 2021

    Miso corn buns

  • trudys_person  on  November 3, 2021

    I’d like to try making Coconut Jasmine Tea Buns, and Chocolate Milk Bread and the Nutella bread … Lots of great new things to bake!

  • knittingfrog  on  November 4, 2021

    Mighty pineapple bun sounds right up my alley (but I know I’ll be heading straight to the mooncakes section and the peanut coconut Moshi)

  • ktcupcake  on  November 4, 2021

    Jianbing you can actually make at home

  • stephntran  on  November 4, 2021

    The red bean swirl buns!!! <3

  • sarahawker  on  November 4, 2021

    Crispy Chinese sausage and cilantro pancakes

  • Siegal  on  November 4, 2021

    The mochi (actually already made it ?)

  • virjeania  on  November 5, 2021

    Red bean and salted egg yolk mooncakes

  • roxlet  on  November 5, 2021

    Milk bread buns

  • silhom23  on  November 5, 2021

    Red bean swirl buns

  • kmn4  on  November 5, 2021

    Taro leaf buns

  • Bohrnsen  on  November 5, 2021

    Mother of All Milkbreads. Been wanting to make square loaf for a while.

  • Laura1  on  November 5, 2021

    mochi

  • Elsandra  on  November 5, 2021

    I would love to try anything!

  • LeMinou  on  November 5, 2021

    Chinese donut

  • nicolthepickle  on  November 5, 2021

    I’d like to try the Egg Custard Buns.

  • dtremit  on  November 5, 2021

    Thanksgiving leftover gua bao sound great!

  • maci234  on  November 5, 2021

    Curry chicken puffs

  • Etrnalhope  on  November 5, 2021

    I feel like I’ve been waiting for a book like this for years!! The egg custard buns.

  • Sand9  on  November 5, 2021

    Lemon Coconut Tarts x

  • Etrnalhope  on  November 5, 2021

    I feel like I’ve been waiting for a book like this for years!! The egg custard buns.

  • Plumbobmummy  on  November 5, 2021

    Coconut jasmine cream buns

  • foodie16  on  November 5, 2021

    Hot dog flower buns

  • gjnmc  on  November 5, 2021

    Goong Goong’s almond cookies

  • Mercator  on  November 5, 2021

    Curry chicken puffs

  • sarahteertzah  on  November 5, 2021

    Chocolate milk bread

  • mcrimmins  on  November 5, 2021

    The Almighty Pineapple Bun

  • cljones  on  November 5, 2021

    I love moon cakes and want to learn how to make red bean paste

  • Roosta  on  November 5, 2021

    Lemon coconut tarts

  • annettle  on  November 5, 2021

    Coconut jasmine cream buns sound heavenly!

  • ebs  on  November 5, 2021

    Chinese sponge cake

  • Ren23  on  November 6, 2021

    Almond cookies

  • Pizzapia  on  November 6, 2021

    The honey pistachio mooncakes

  • biro  on  November 6, 2021

    If I only can choose one: Pork floss and seaweed pull-apart rolls

  • Dendav  on  November 6, 2021

    Almond cookies.

  • Missingsleep  on  November 6, 2021

    Chocolate milk bread sounds good!

  • LondonGAT  on  November 6, 2021

    Turnip cake – it’s my favourite dim sum! ?

  • TammyDee  on  November 6, 2021

    I’d like to try the ‘Almighty Pineapple Bun (Bo Lo Bao)’–I love pineapple and this sounds amazing.

  • dzm  on  November 7, 2021

    Lemon coconut tarts

  • LaurenE  on  November 7, 2021

    Brown sugar shao bing

  • Dannausc  on  November 7, 2021

    Mo

  • priyamaine  on  November 7, 2021

    milk breads!!

  • tarae1204  on  November 7, 2021

    Green onion pancakes.

  • elsid22  on  November 8, 2021

    Curry chicken puffs

  • bookmark77  on  November 8, 2021

    Chinese doughnut

  • youngsvnnhrs  on  November 9, 2021

    Goong Goong’s almond cookies

  • orchidlady01  on  November 9, 2021

    Brown sugar shao bing

  • Teruska  on  November 9, 2021

    Chocolate Milk Bread. There are many members of my family that would trade valuables for this one!

  • Teruska  on  November 9, 2021

    Chocolate milk bread

  • calguire  on  November 9, 2021

    Red bean swirl buns

  • marsmomma  on  November 9, 2021

    Classic Green Onion Pancake variation

  • BMeyer  on  November 9, 2021

    mochi

  • HelenB  on  November 9, 2021

    Honey pistachio moon cakes

  • gilmonster  on  November 10, 2021

    Curry chicken puffs

  • cilantrolime  on  November 10, 2021

    Milk bread

  • lindaeatsherbooks  on  November 11, 2021

    I would like to make brown sugar shao bing.

  • redcurrant  on  November 11, 2021

    Taiwanese pineapple cakes

  • Nazila  on  November 12, 2021

    Just the normal mooncake! Been dying to try making them for a long time!

  • NatalyaM  on  November 12, 2021

    I want to start with the milk bread so that I can master this recipe. But hot dog flower buns are one of my favorite things to get at the bakery.

  • onlyconfect  on  November 12, 2021

    Chinese doughnuts (youtiao): breakfast sorted for life!

  • JJWong  on  November 12, 2021

    So many of these recipes bring back cherished memories from my childhood! I’d make the egg custard buns because they were my grandfather’s favorite.

  • teamkies  on  November 12, 2021

    Red bean swirl buns

  • Bake4one  on  November 13, 2021

    Pineapple buns

  • moralla  on  November 13, 2021

    Rhubarb and cream cheese buns

  • bopper  on  November 14, 2021

    Black sesame paste

  • MarciK  on  November 14, 2021

    To make gua bao (Steamed slider buns)

  • RSW  on  November 15, 2021

    Honey pistachio mooncakes

  • iza27  on  November 15, 2021

    Matcha and black sesame marbled milk bread

  • JenjiD  on  November 15, 2021

    Chocolate milk bread

  • JenThomas318  on  November 16, 2021

    Cocktail buns (Gai mei bao)

  • mph993  on  November 17, 2021

    coconut jasmine cream buns

  • ceejayen  on  November 17, 2021

    Matcha and black sesame marbled milk bread

  • ChicagoJen  on  November 18, 2021

    the almighty pineapple bun

  • PeavineBlues  on  November 19, 2021

    Red bean swirl bread

  • fadoum  on  November 20, 2021

    Curry chicken puffs

  • oduong930  on  November 20, 2021

    youtiao

  • GreenhouseCheryl  on  November 21, 2021

    Jasmine whipped cream

  • biro  on  November 22, 2021

    Fan tuan … and many more

  • Lafauvette  on  November 22, 2021

    Chocolate milk bread

  • Mercator  on  November 22, 2021

    Moon cakes ,

  • Pizzacat13  on  November 23, 2021

    A straight-forward split-top milk bread loaf. I really love milk bread but have never attempted to make it.

  • lilmiztam22  on  November 23, 2021

    Lemon coconut tarts

  • Robbinhouse3  on  November 23, 2021

    Honey peanut mooncakes

  • kennethjohngilmour  on  November 24, 2021

    would like to try the steamed spring chicken buns found on page 100

  • FrenchCreekBaker  on  November 27, 2021

    Honey Pistachio Mooncake

  • inflytur  on  November 27, 2021

    Curry chicken puffs

  • rchesser  on  November 28, 2021

    Honey Pistachio Mooncakes.

  • lauriesk  on  November 28, 2021

    Egg custard buns (Nai wong bao)

  • Terrill  on  November 29, 2021

    The almighty pineapple bun! YUM

  • CookingPerson  on  November 30, 2021

    Mushroom mushroom buns

  • ltsuk  on  November 30, 2021

    the milk bread or BBQ pork buns

  • cellenly  on  November 30, 2021

    mother of all milk bread

  • RickPearson54  on  December 1, 2021

    Miso corn buns

  • laurentipton  on  December 2, 2021

    Mother of all milk bread

  • sherpy  on  December 3, 2021

    Chocolate Milk Bread

  • Mardeen11  on  December 3, 2021

    I’ve never had milk bread but I’ve heard it’s fantastic so I think I’ll start at page 1 and start working my way through the book! 🙂

  • jay.moe  on  December 3, 2021

    Steamed spring chicken buns

  • luccio  on  December 3, 2021

    Chocolate Nutella Loaf

  • Gml3914  on  December 4, 2021

    I’d love to make pineapple buns!

  • Leonard5854  on  December 4, 2021

    Crispy Chinese sausage and cilantro pancakes

  • abbeysophia  on  December 6, 2021

    BBQ pork buns (Char siu bao)

  • artthecat  on  December 8, 2021

    Moo shu wrappers

  • Sfgordon  on  December 10, 2021

    Asian pear turnovers with miso glaze!

  • jeffk24  on  December 10, 2021

    Xi’an-style braised lamb ro jia mao

  • banba1  on  December 10, 2021

    Brown sugar shao bing

  • debbiehb  on  December 12, 2021

    Milk bread doughnuts with salted egg yolk cream

  • emmee  on  December 13, 2021

    Matcha and jasmine Swiss roll!

  • angiejackson  on  December 15, 2021

    Honey pistachio mooncakes

  • sheridarby  on  December 15, 2021

    Miso corn buns

  • silversand  on  December 16, 2021

    Everything bagel bao

  • LEKcookbooks  on  December 16, 2021

    I’d start at the beginning, with the mother of all milk bread!

  • mumliz  on  December 17, 2021

    Matcha and black sesame marbled milk bread

  • humptybren  on  December 17, 2021

    Sambal and Parmesan buns

  • Isis1981uk  on  December 17, 2021

    Chocolate milk bread

  • DimensionAEB  on  December 17, 2021

    Curry chicken puffs

  • zeeenie  on  December 17, 2021

    pull-apart milk bread buns

  • ElizM  on  December 17, 2021

    chocolate milk bread

  • hawaiieat  on  December 17, 2021

    The Chocolate and salted peanut crepe cake sounds so yummy!

  • ickle0ne  on  December 17, 2021

    Fluffy steamed bun dough

  • ClaireHamilton  on  December 17, 2021

    Curry chicken puffs

  • andyszym  on  December 17, 2021

    Asian pear turnovers with miso glaze

  • PatBarrett  on  December 17, 2021

    Matcha and jasmine Swiss roll

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