Steamed Sou Pau - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Ingredients
80 g wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
40 ml warm water
For Filling
80 g lotus seeds, paste

Preparation

Mix warm water with yeast and let it rest for 5 minutes.
Sieve flour and baking powder together into a mixing bowl and stir in sugar till well mixed.
Pour yeast solution into flour mixture and knead to form a smooth dough. Ensure that there are no holes in the dough.
Divide dough into 4 equal pieces each and wrap with 20g filling. Form dough into sou pao shape.
Let it prove in a warm place for 20 minutes.
Steam on high heat for 8 minutes.
Use the back of a knife to impress a line on the steamed paus.
Sprinkle some red colouring using toothbrush and a toothpick by dabbing the toothbrush with red coloring and using the toothpick to make zigzag movements on the toothbrush.