Red Bean Buns!

After 4 days of night shifts this week, I had a day off today! Instead of sleeping the whole day and staring at the computer to flatten my bum bum, I decided to do something a bit more exciting.
Moses first requested for Pandan chiffon cake (which his mum makes perfectly), I declined the idea because I didn't want to use my poor hand to squeeze the pandan juice. I had done the same with shaved coconut the other day and I swear I won't do it again.
I also didn't want to just buy the pre-made extract/colouring/paste, because I like it all natural whenever possible.

So I was surfing through the net and came across someone's food blog. She had pictures with each recipe and that really helped lots. After half an hr of clicking through the pages I decided this is it...baked red bean buns! Just like Nana's bakery in Chinatown...the very fluffy, buttery, fatty kind.

Moses and I went to the market to buy the ingredients in the morning. Next time you want to bake, I suggest you go to the Goodies and Grain shop in the market - it's got all sorts of ingredients, and many are organic too! And you can just buy whatever amount you want in a plastic bag, which means you only buy what you need and prevents you from accumulating stuff in you pantry.

After I got back, I got out the hand mixer with kneading nozzles that Moses bought for me a couple of months ago and started kneading (he hoped that by buying this for me I'll bake more cakes for him). I finished making the dough and I cling wrapped it to let it rest for an hr...but then I realised that I forgot to add the butter! The most essential ingredients for making fluffy, buttery, fatty bread. The dough became a bit gooey because the butter was added a bit too late, but meh, better late than never.

After an hr of letting the dough rest, I divided it into small portions and wrapped red bean paste inside. To finish it off, I brushed the eggwash on top and placed the breads in the oven. After 12 min of baking...Tadahhh! 16 fluffy, buttery, fatty red bean buns!

Ah the joy of eating freshly baked bread straight from the oven.