Strawberry Red Bean Buns

Name: Strawberry Red Bean Buns
Yield: Makes 7 buns
Ingredients: For the dough:; 2 cups all-purpose flour (250g); 2 teaspoons sugar (10g); 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast (2g); 1/2 cup ice water (125g); 1/4 teaspoon red yeast rice powder (1g); 1/4 teaspoon matcha powder (1g); For the filling:; 1/2 cup sweet red bean paste (140g)

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Lately, I've fallen in love with making shaped steamed buns again. Steamed buns are actually easier and quicker to make than bread. As long as the dough is smooth, the buns will come out shiny after steaming.

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Ingredients

Makes 7 buns

For the dough:
2 cupsall-purpose flour (250g)
2 teaspoonssugar (10g)
1/2 teaspooninstant yeast (2g)
1/2 cupice water (125g)
1/4 teaspoonred yeast rice powder (1g)
1/4 teaspoonmatcha powder (1g)
For the filling:
1/2 cupsweet red bean paste (140g)

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Steps

1

Divide the red bean paste into 7 portions, roll each into a ball, and refrigerate until ready to use.
2

Mix all the dough ingredients together until smooth. I use a mixer and a pasta roller, but if kneading by hand, repeatedly roll out and fold the dough until the center is fine and smooth when cut.
3

Take 3/4 ounce (20g) of dough and knead in the matcha powder until evenly colored. (You can use spinach powder instead; matcha turns yellowish after steaming, but I used matcha since I didn't have spinach powder.)
4

Flatten the green dough to about 1/32 inch (0.8mm) thick and use a leaf-shaped cutter to cut out 8 leaves.
5

Roll the remaining green dough into a long rope and cut into 7 small stems, each about 1/3 inch (0.8cm) long and 1/6 inch (0.4cm) in diameter.
6

Divide the pink dough into 7 equal pieces.
7

Roll each piece into a round with a thick center and thin edges, then place a portion of red bean paste in the center.
8

Wrap the dough around the filling, pinch to seal tightly, and shape into a teardrop (strawberry) shape.
9

Press a leaf onto the top of each bun and attach a stem.
10

Use a skewer to poke small holes (to mimic strawberry seeds).
11

Let the buns rise at 98°F (37°C) for 40 minutes.
12

Once the water is boiling, steam the buns for 16 minutes, then let them sit covered for 3 more minutes.