Chinese Steamed Red Bean Bun | 豆沙包的做法

Grew up eating Steam Red Bean Buns. Reminds me of breakfast with my family early in the morning at the coffee shop with those steamy buns, dim sum, kaya toast and eggs and hot milk tea. This red bean bun recipe makes soft and fluffy buns and the filling is packed with smooth red bean paste. The texture for the bun dough is soft and cake like texture, not the chewy type. The dough skin is still not smooth as I would like. Will try to perfect it next time 🙂 As for the filling, it is smooth and have a bit of texture to it. It is not as smooth as mooncake type of red bean filling as I didn’t sieve the bean skin. Also, the red bean filling is slightly different from those served at the coffee shop. Those at the coffee shop, the red bean filling is more liquid and flow out like lava custard bun. To make the softer type of red bean filling, the difficulty level is higher as wrapping the dough will be tricky. These steam buns are served warm. The buns will not be as soft when it becomes cold. I