Red Bean - Cardamom Buns
 
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These soft and buttery buns are sweet and a great way to enjoy for breakfast or snack.
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Recipe type: Sweet, Snack
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 8- 12
Ingredients
  • 3½ Cups All-Purpose Flour( or half all purpose and ½ whole wheat)
  • 2 Cups Sweetened Red Bean Paste(store bought or made at home, see notes to make at home)
  • ⅔ Cup Lukewarm Water
  • ⅔ Cup Lukewarm Milk
  • ¼ Cup white sugar
  • ¼ Cup Butter, Melted
  • 2 tsp Fast Active Dry Yeast
  • 1½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder
  • ½ cup almond and walnut powder(optional)
  • Some Melted Butter (for Brushing)
  • Some Black Sesame Seeds (to Garnish)
Instructions
  1. Mix the luke warm water, milk and yeast with a tbsp of sugar and let it sit to bubble up.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, add the all purpose flour, salt and rest of the sugar. Add the yeast mixture and mix the dough. Add the melted butter and start kneading it. If you have a stand mixer, put it on medium for 8-10 minutes to knead well. It should be a smooth dough. If you plan on mixing it by hand, knead it for about 20 minutes for a smooth and soft dough. Put the dough in a oiled bowl and cover, let it rise for 1 hr 30 minutes or until tripled in volume.
  3. The red bean paste has to be thick. If you use store bought red bean paste, put it in a non stick pan and let it dry out while stirring continuously.( If it is not liquidy and if you can make a ball out of it without it been too sticky, skip the step of drying it out.) Turn off the heat when it dries up and add the cardamom and nut mixture, mix well and set aside.
  4. Once the dough has risen, make equal portions. Stretch a bit, to about 5 inches and keep a medium icecream scoop of the red bean stuffing. Close it and tap and pat it flat. You can leave it like this or cut like a flower and set it on a lined baking sheet.
  5. Bake it in a 400 degree preheated oven. It can take anywhere from 20-30 minutes depending on the size of your bread buns. Once you take it out, brush it with some melted butter and let it cool on a cooling rack.
  6. Let cool and serve.
Notes
RED BEAN PASTE:
Soak the red beans overnight. Next day, you can cook in a pressure cooker with 2 cups of water or you can cook in a pan with lot of water to cover the beans and more. Cook until it get mushed completely. Drain the water thoroughly. Add 1 cup of sugar for 2 cups of beans. Mix well and dry the mixture a little bit. Grind the mixture in a food processor or run it through a thick sieve for a smooth paste.
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2016/02/07/red-bean-cardamom-buns/