Lai Wong Bao (custard Bun) Recipe

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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
117
Calories
Total time
195
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 170 g cake flour
  • 170 g hong kong flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp instant yeast
  • 160 g water
  • 50 g wheat starch (tungmin flour)
  • 100 ml milk
  • 50 g butter

Directions:

  1. Sift cake flour, hk flour, and salt into a mixing bowl.
  2. Combine castor sugar, yeast and water with the flours, and blend to mix well- Then knead until soft dough is formed.
  3. Add in shortening, and continue to knead until dough is smooth and elastic.
  4. Prove dough for 60-90mins until dough has risen to its limit.
  5. Meanwhile, prepare custard filling- Combine custard powder, wheat starch, and castor sugar in a nonstock pan.
  6. Add in milk, and stir mixture over low heat until mixed- then add butter.
  7. When butter is dissolved, turn off heat, and keep stirring while gradually adding the egg.
  8. Divide dough into 12 portions, shaped into balls, cover with damp cloth, and set aside.
  9. Using a rolling pin, roll the a ball where the edges are thinner than the center.
  10. Add custard filling in the middle, and wrap to form a bun.
  11. Place on parchment paper, and repeat for the other buns.
  12. Prove for 15-20mins.
  13. Boil water in steamer, and steam custard buns over rapid boiling water for 10-15mins- Enjoy!
  14. NOTE: Hongkong flour is to make the buns white , like the restaurants' buns.
  15. However, if you don't have any.
  16. You can use all purpose flour, but it wont be as white.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 117.22 Kcal (491 kJ)
Calories from fat 43.42 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.82g 7%
Cholesterol 26.78mg 9%
Sodium 83.55mg 3%
Potassium 55.35mg 1%
Total Carbs 16.11g 5%
Sugars 4.2g 17%
Dietary Fiber 0.34g 1%
Protein 2.21g 4%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 19.6mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 230.96 Kcal (967 kJ)
Calories from fat 85.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.5g 7%
Cholesterol 52.77mg 9%
Sodium 164.62mg 3%
Potassium 109.05mg 1%
Total Carbs 31.75g 5%
Sugars 8.27g 17%
Dietary Fiber 0.66g 1%
Protein 4.36g 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 1%
Iron 2.2mg 6%
Calcium 38.6mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.7
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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