BREAD - Purple Spiral Buns with Red Bean Filling

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• White Dough:
• 7 gm instant yeast (1 3/4 tsp)
• 150 gm water
• Small pinch of sugar
• 300 gm pau flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 30 gm sugar
• 15 gm shortening
• Purple dough:
• 3 gm instant yeast (3/4 tsp)
• 1 Tbsp water
• 100 gm steamed purple sweet potato
• 100-120 gm pau flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 7 gm shortening
• 480 gm red bean filling.

Details

Adapted from wendyinkk.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Prepare white dough. Proof yeast with water and pinch of sugar until frothy. Mix everything together and knead until a smooth dough forms. Cover and put it into the fridge.
2. Prepare purple dough. Mix yeast with water until dissolved. Grate purple SP and mill with 100gm flour and baking powder until fine. Mix everything together (add more flour as needed) and knead until a smooth dough forms. Cover and put it into the fridge too.
3. While both dough are chilling, roll filling into 30gm balls. You will need 16 pcs.
4. Remove white dough from fridge and roll it into a rectangle about 1cm thick. Set aside.
5. Remove purple dough from fridge and roll it into a rectangle the same size as the white dough.
6. Place purple dough on top of the white dough and roll up along the long side.
7. Divide dough into 16 pieces.
8. Roll each piece of dough flat and wrap with a piece of red bean filling.
9. Let it proof for 45 minutes .
10. Steam on high heat for 12 minutes.