Bergy Dim Sum #6 Steamed Sweet Bean Buns

• 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)

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

bun, flour, baking powder, caster sugar, lard, water, white vinegar, sweet bean paste, sesame oil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bergy-dim-sum-6-steamed-sweet-bean-buns-11087 (may not work)