5 sweet chinese buns Recipes

purple sweet potato or 1/2 lb orange sweet potato, water or 1 cup milk, sugar (i use 2 tsp for a less sweet bun), yeast, flour, baking powder, salt, lard or 4 tbsp butter

makes about 24 buns, preparation time about 1 hour, plus up to 1 1/2 hours rising time., cooking time 15-20 minutes, sugar, dried yeast, warm water, self-rising flour, dry flour for dusting, sweet bean paste (red or black ), dried chinese mushrooms, pork (or lamb or beef), bamboo shoots, drained and chopped, chopped scallions, chopped fresh ginger, salt, sugar, light soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil

white sugar, warm milk (110 degrees f/45 degrees cup), active dry yeast, bread flour, eggs, beaten (divided ), vegetable oil, salt, water, sesame seeds for garnish (divided ) (optional)

julienned jicama, julienned bell peppers (red , orange, yellow or any combination), snow peas , strings removed and julienned, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, sesame seeds, toasted, soy sauce, sugar, mayo, zest and juice of 1 lime, sriracha, ground chicken, scallions , sliced on the bias, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, minced lemongrass, garlic, minced, vegetable oil, hoisin sauce, good-quality hamburger buns with sesame seeds, sweet potato fries or sweet potato chips, for serving, optional