Chestnut Buns 栗子面包
[Recipe]
Ingredients:
Bread dough
150g Blue Jacket bread flour
10g valrhona cocoa powder
20g fine sugar
1/2 tsp instant yeast
1/4 tsp salt
100g water
15g unsalted butter
Chestnut fillings
180g Sabaton chestnut paste
15g unsalted butter
1 tsp rum
6 whole chestnuts
white sesame seeds
Method:
1. Dough: Knead all ingredients (except butter) in a mixer till soft. Add in butter & knead till elastic. Proof for 1hr
2. Fillings: Whisk paste, butter & rum till smooth. Divide into 6 portions
3. Degas the dough in (1) & divide into 6 portions. Round the dough. Rest for 15mins
4. Roll out one dough. Wrap chestnut filling with one whole chestnut. Shape dough into triangle shape. Spray some water on the bottom of the dough & coat with white sesame seeds. Repeat for the rest of the dough. Proof for 1hr
5. Bake in a preheated oven @ 170C for 12mins
