Red Bean Paste Bread
Red Bean Paste Bread
A traditional Chinese bread recipe featuring core ingredients of bread flour, milk, fine sugar, salt, and active dry yeast.
Ingredients
bread flour
300g
milk
150g
caster sugar
20g
salt
2g
dry yeast
2g
beaten egg
55g
butter
30g
Instructions
1
Step 1
Prepare all ingredients and soften the butter.
2
Step 2
Place all ingredients except the butter and red bean paste into a bread machine to knead the dough.
3
Step 3
After kneading for about 10 minutes, add the butter and continue kneading.
4
Step 4
Knead until a relatively thin membrane forms. Shape into a round and let undergo the first rise for about 50 minutes.
5
Step 5
Divide the red bean paste into 5 portions.
6
Step 6
Line the bottom and sides of the mold with parchment paper.
7
Step 7
Divide the dough into 5 portions, shape into rounds, and let rest for 15 minutes.
8
Step 8
Roll the dough into an oval, flip it over, and spread the red bean paste evenly on top.
9
Step 9
Roll up, seal the edges tightly, and cut in half from the middle. Cut along the marked red line.
10
Step 10
With the cut side facing up, pinch both ends into teardrop shapes.
11
Step 11
Make 9 teardrop shapes and 1 round. Place in the mold for the second rise. Let rise until 80% full, then brush the surface with beaten egg.
12
Step 12
Bake on the lower rack of the oven at 170°C for 30 minutes!
13
Step 13
Remove from the oven, unmold, and let cool before serving!
