Steamed Sweet Potato Bun

Steamed Sweet Potato Bun

Ingredients for the dough:

 

500 g flour
325 g sweet potatoes
1 pkt instant yeast
3 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp margarine
2 small eggs

Ingredients for the filling:

 

300 g chicken meat

1 tsp sugar

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tsp black soy sauce

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

Method:

1.Clean and wash sweet potatoes. Boil in a pot till soft..When cool, peel off the skin and mash till fine.

Preparing the filling:

a) Debone the chicken meat and cut into small cubes.

b) Season the cut chicken meat with salt, sugar, oyster sauce and black soy sauce.

c) Marinate it for 1 hour.

Preparing the dough:

1. Put flour in a big mixing bowl. Add in sweet potatoes, yeast and sugar,margarine in the bowl.Mix till it resembles bread crumbs. Then add in the beaten eggs.

2. Knead the dough till smooth and spongy.

3.Let it rests in a warm place till double its size.

Preparing the bun:

1. Knock down the risen dough and knead for a few minutes. Divide the dough into about 50 g round balls.

2. Flatten the dough and add some fillings in it.Wrap the dough properly. Make sure no fillings can be seen or else the moisture from the fillings will ooze out.

3. Place each prepared dough on a piece of grease proof paper.

4. Leave them aside to proof for 10 minutes.

5.Put in a prepared steamer and steam for 10 minutes in high heat.

6. When cooked, cool them on a plate.