Red Bean Buns (豆沙包)

Red Bean Buns (豆沙包)

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6 servingsPrep 2hCook 20 min

Ingredients

Sl NoDescriptionQuantityMacros split
1wheat flour350 g
1295 kcal53g protein · 249g carbs · 10g fat · 37g fibre
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2sachet baker's yeast4 g—Buy
3baking powder1 tsp
3 kcal0g protein · 1g carbs · 0g fat
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4sugar200 g
774 kcal0g protein · 200g carbs · 0g fat
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5cl water0 g—Buy
6sunflower oil1 tsp
42 kcal0g protein · 0g carbs · 5g fat · 0g fibre
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7red beans Azuki250 g—Buy
8salt0 g
0 kcal0g protein · 0g carbs · 0g fat
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9baking paper square 7x7cm0 g—Buy
Total, all ingredients2114 kcal · 53g protein · 451g carbs · 15g fat · 37g fiberestimated
Per serving352 kcal · 9g protein · 75g carbs · 2g fat · 6g fiberestimated
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Directions

24h after soaking, boil the beans during 5 minutes and rince to clean up impurities.

Bring back the beans to simmering point during 1h30/2h. Drain when beans are easily squashable.

Mix the beans until smooth paste. Feel free to ad some water if necessary.

Put the bean paste in a low-heated pan with 150g (~ 5oz) sugar and a pinch of salt. Stir continuously to dry up the paste during around 10 minutes and let it cool.

In a salad bowl, stir the flour, the rest of sugar (~ 50g / 1.7oz), a pinch of salt, the baking powder and baker's yeast.

Knead the bun paste during 5 minutes then incorporate the oil, knead again during 2 minutes. Shape a bowl and let it for 1 hour.

Shape 6 balls with red beans paste.

Press the rested bun paste to remove the gas and knea it up for 1 minute.

Sprinkle flour on working plan and make a sausage shape. Cut it in 6 equal shares and shape small balls with it.

Spread these bun paste balls to obtain a 10/12cm (~ 4inch) diameter disc.

Put the red bean paste in the center of the bun disc paste and close up the bao by making small folds around the ball. Solder well.

Dispose baos in a covered steaming basket and let it rest during 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes of rest, steam it during 20 minutes. After steaming, let it rest during 5 minutes without uncover it.

Enjoy!

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