Bergy Dim Sum #6 Steamed Sweet Bean Buns

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 tablespoons caster sugar (also known as berry sugar)
• 2 tablespoons softened lard
• 1/2 cup water (apprx.)
• 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 (9 ounce) can sweet bean paste (dow saah)
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil (for brushing)

Recipe

• 1 --------instructionsfor dough----------.
• 2 sift flour and baking powder into a bowl add sugar and mix, rub in the lard with your fingertips until evenly distributed.
• 3 add water and vinegar together and knead until a fairly soft dough.
• 4 shape into a ball and let it rest, covered, for 30 minutes.
• 5 ----------tomake the buns-----------.
• 6 divide the dough into10 portions.
• 7 mould each into a smooth ball.
• 8 roll each out on a lightly floured surface to a circle about 4 inches across.
• 9 put a heaping teasp of filling in the centre and gather the edges inward, folding and pleating to make a neat join.
• 10 twist dough to seal.
• 11 put each bun, join downwards, on a piece of bakers paper, lightly greased with sesame seed oil,in a steamer.
• 12 cover and steam for 20 min utes.
• 13 serve warm.
• 14 (the cooked buns can be refrigerated overnight and reheated by steaming 3 minutes before serving).
• 15 -------------filling------------:the filling for this recipe is simply a teaspoon full of the prepared sweet bean paste.
• 16 there will be other fillings for this dough in further dim sum recipe suggestions.