Mantou steamed bun with homemade mung bean paste

Name: Mantou steamed bun with homemade mung bean paste
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 500 g superfine flour; 1/2 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon yeast; 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; 240 g warm water; 200 g Homemade Mung Bean paste

Other

Very Easy

45 min

Ingredients

for Mantou Bun dough :

500 g superfine flour
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon yeast
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
240 g warm water
200 g Homemade Mung Bean paste

Preparation

Preparation20 min

Cook time25 min

Combine all ingredients to form a dough. Remove a handful of dough out and add in a few drops of red food colouring.
Let to proof separately for about 25-30 minutes. Place dough to working table & divide into 6 portion.
Roll the dough out flat and place in a tablespoon of mung bean paste. Then sealed nicely and place it to a greaseproof paper.
Then start with the red colour dough by using 1/3 of dough. Rolling into an oblong shape and then carefully cut into 6 portion.
Use a chopstick to mould the centre to make 2 good looking holes! haha.... Then paste them straight to the bun.
And then use the leftover red dough to make the ears & tails. Just roll them out and cut into triangle shape. Fold both ends together and paste it to the dough.
By the end of the process, the buns are all ready to steam (or proof at least half an hour before steaming). Finally steam those buns for 20 minutes over a preheated steamer.
Off the heat, once it's done and leave the bun in the steamer for 5 minutes before withdrawing them.
To prevent from shrinkage. The texture of this mantou bun is slightly different from those dim sum steamed bao.
Those dim sum steamed bao is much fluffier and softer.