Bergy Dim Sum #6 Steamed Sweet Bean Buns - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Bun Dough (DAI BAO)
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3 tablespoons caster sugar (Also known as berry sugar)
2 tablespoons softened lard
1/2 cup water (Apprx.)
1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
1 (9 ounce) can sweet bean paste (Dow saah)
1 tablespoon sesame oil (for brushing)

Preparation

--------Instructionsfor dough----------.
Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl add sugar and mix, rub in the lard with your fingertips until evenly distributed.
Add water and vinegar together and knead until a fairly soft dough.
Shape into a ball and let it rest, covered, for 30 minutes.
----------Tomake the buns-----------.
Divide the dough into10 portions.
Mould each into a smooth ball.
Roll each out on a lightly floured surface to a circle about 4 inches across.
Put a heaping teasp of filling in the centre and gather the edges inward, folding and pleating to make a neat join.
Twist dough to seal.
Put each bun, join downwards, on a piece of bakers paper, lightly greased with sesame seed oil,in a steamer.
Cover and steam for 20 min utes.
Serve warm.
(The cooked buns can be refrigerated overnight and reheated by steaming 3 minutes before serving).
-------------Filling------------:The filling for this recipe is simply a teaspoon full of the prepared sweet bean paste.
There will be other fillings for this dough in further Dim Sum recipe suggestions.