red bean bun steamed

By foodiva

Ingredients

• 1 cup of sweet red bean paste
• 300 g all-purpose flour
• 1 packet instant yeast = 2 1/4 teaspoons
• 160 g water or 20g more for adjustment
• 2 tablespoons sugar (optional)

Details

Servings 16
Preparation time 80mins
Cooking time 100mins
Adapted from chinasichuanfood.com

Preparation

Step 1

Stir fry

In order to make those sweet red bean buns, I made

firstly. For the recipe about how to make your own smooth red bean paste, check it

how to make perfect dough for Chinese buns

Firstly we need to make dough according to the instruction here and then cut the dough into small section.

Press the wrapper with your palm and place it on your left hand.

Place 1 tablespoon of the sweet red bean paste in the center of your wrapper and seal the wrapper together.

Turn the buns over so that the sealed surface is underneath. Brush some oil on the bottom and place in the steamer.

Yield:

Serve:

Homemade Chinese Red Bean Buns with soft and slightly sweet surface. Have one bite, you will see the smooth sweet red bean paste inside. It is a good idea to serve this homemade red bean buns with some milk or soy milk.

Prepare warm water around 35 °C. And mix the yeast with the water. Mix well and set aside for around 5 minutes.

Mix sugar with the flour in a large bowl. Pour the water with yeast slowly to the bowl with flour and stir with a chop sticker.

Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for around 1 hour or until the paste ball doubles in size. This process can be done by stand mixer.

Scatter some flour on your board and cut the log to small sections around 1 inch long.

Press the small dough to a round and think wrapper with the palm. Place 1 tablespoon of the sweet red bean paste in the center of your wrapper and seal the wrapper together.

Turn the buns over so that the sealed surface is underneath. Brush some oil on the bottom and place in the steamer. Cover with lid and rest for around 10 to 20 minutes until the buns becomes fluffy again.

Bring the water in wok to a boiling and then steam the buns for 20 to 25 minutes depending on the size.

Turn off the fire and leave the steamer for 5 minutes before lifting the cover.

Transfer the buns out and serve warm.

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