Sweet & Fluffy Steamed Taro Bun
If you are a dim sum lover who enjoys a sweet bao bun like my sugar bun recipe, you should definitely try this fluffy steamed taro bun. This home-cooked bun is a dim sum staple that uses a sweet and nutty paste made with taro and purple sweet potato. It is the perfect Chinese bun for breakfast or snack time.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500 g Taro
- 100 g Purple sweet potato
- 90 g Light cream
- 30 g Milk
- 20 g Butter
- 20 g Condensed milk
- 150 g Water
- 300 g Flour
- 3 g Yeast
Instructions
- 1
Make The Taro Paste
- 2
Steam the taro and purple sweet potato slices for about 30 minutes or until soft. Use the fork test to check if they are soft.
- 3
In a blender, blend the taro and purple sweet potato with light cream, milk, butter, and condensed milk. Blend until smooth to have a taro paste.
- 4
Refrigerate the taro paste for 2 hours.
- 5
Knead The Dough
- 6
In a mixing bowl, mix water and flour and knead into a smooth dough. This should take approximately 5 minutes.
- 7
In a separate container, dissolve the yeast with a small amount of water.
- 8
Add the dissolved yeast to the dough. Adding the yeast after kneading the dough helps prevent premature rising.
- 9
Knead the dough for an additional 3 minutes until the yeast is well incorporated.
- 10
Roll out the dough into a long cylindrical strip and cut it into small pieces about 1 inch wide.
- 11
Flatten each piece and roll it out with a rolling pin. You should have pieces of flat circular wrappers.
- 12
Combine The Dough Wrapper And Taro Paste
- 13
Take a piece of dough wrapper and place a spoonful of the taro paste in the center.
- 14
Grab the edges of the wrapper and seal them by creasing and pinching.
- 15
Roll it with your two hands to shape it into a bun.
- 16
Place the buns in the steamer basket with parchment paper at the bottom of each bun.
- 17
Cover the buns and let them ferment until they are 1.5 times their original size.
- 18
Then, turn on the heat and let it cook in the cold water first.
- 19
When the water starts boiling, steam the buns for 12 minutes over medium heat.