Black Sesame Two-Color Buns
This Chinese recipe for Black Sesame Two-Tone Buns features flour, water, homemade black sesame filling, cocoa powder, and yeast.
Ingredients
flour
500g
water
to taste
homemade black sesame filling
to taste
cocoa powder
a pinch
yeast
5g
Instructions
1
Step 1
Add yeast powder to the flour and mix well.
2
Step 2
Add an appropriate amount of water to the flour and stir with chopsticks until it forms a flocculent texture.
3
Step 3
Knead by hand into a smooth dough (smooth surface, smooth hands, smooth bowl).
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Step 4
Place in a warm spot, cover with a lid, and let it rise until doubled in size.
5
Step 5
Take out the dough and knead thoroughly to release the air.
6
Step 6
Divide the dough into two portions, and knead cocoa powder into one of them.
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Step 7
Roll each color of dough into a flat sheet of even thickness.
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Step 8
Stack the two dough sheets together.
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Step 9
Roll up from one end; you can brush a little water while rolling to make it tight.
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Step 10
Cut into pieces of even thickness.
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Step 11
Place the cut side up and press flat.
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Step 12
Roll out into wrappers.
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Step 13
Place the black sesame filling in the wrappers.
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Step 14
Pinch around the edges to seal in the filling, forming bun shapes.
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Step 15
Place the buns seam-side down after shaping.
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Step 16
Once all are shaped, place them in a steamer, cover, and let rest for fifteen minutes.
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Step 17
Steam over high heat for 25 minutes, then let sit for 3-5 minutes before lifting the lid.
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Step 18
Remove from the steamer, plate, and serve.
