Trendy Bao Buns
Chinese steamed bao buns filled with sweet red bean paste, from a viral video reel.
🍽️ Makes 12
Ingredients
| 20 g | sugar |
| 1 kg | plain wheat flour |
| 6 g | yeast powder |
| 500 ml | warm water |
| — | red bean paste (filling) |
Instructions
- Combine the sugar, plain wheat flour, yeast powder and warm water. Stir well.
- Knead the dough (one-handed, as in the video) until smooth.
- Separate the dough into 12 equal parts.
- Roll each part into a log, then roll it out flat.
- Gently fold in the red bean paste and enclose it.
- Roll into a log shape.
- Let the shaped buns rest for 30 minutes.
- Steam for 20 minutes.