Mini Red Bean Paste Mantou
Mini sweet red bean paste bun will be perfect for breakfast or as a picnic snack. Steam a basket of these tiny buns yourself at home!
Ingredients
- 150 g Flour
- 1.5 g Yeast
- 10 g Sugar
- 80 ml Milk
- Red bean paste
Instructions
- Mix flour, yeast and sugar well together. Pour in milk to combine, keep kneading until dough looks smooth.
- Roll dough into a 3cm thick long log. Then flatten dough to about 5 - 6cm wide.
- Place 2cm of red bean paste filling on one side of dough. Roll and seal red bean paste filling inside dough.
- Cut into 2cm pieces, place on 3cm square baking paper and arrange on steaming tray.
- Heat water in a large pot until slightly warm to touch then turn off heat. Place mantous in pot, cover and let proof for 5 to 10 mins. Mantous should have increased in size after proofing.
- Cover and steam over high heat for 5 mins. Then turn off heat and leave in pot for another 3 mins.
- Serve.