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These dual colours of baozi or mantou was inspired from a TV food show. I always like to use purple sweet potato in baking or making baozi as the colour always look beautiful.

Dual colours Purple Sweet Potato Mantou or Bao??????

Purple dough

60g mashed purple sweet potato ( steamed then mashed)

120g Pao Flour

5g vegetable shortening

30g caster sugar

1/2tsp double action baking powder

1/2tsp instant yeast

65g water

Plain dough

175g Pao Flour

5g vegetable shortening

30g caster sugar

1/2tsp double action baking powder

1/2tsp instant yeast

90g water

Method

1. To make purple dough. Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl, slowly add in water and knead till smooth dough. Cover and set aside at warm place to proof for 15mins.
2. To make plain dough. Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl, slowly add in water and knead till smooth dough. Cover and set aside at warm place to proof for 15mins.
3. Divide the dough into 40g each and shape to smooth ball. Shaping individual as per your preference. Set aside to proof for 30-45mins.
4. Steam over high flame for 15mins.

Recipe by Sonia a.k.a Nasi Lemak Lover

Today just wanted to bake some bread for tomorrow breakfast. Since i have homemade red bean paste and mashed purple sweet potato which leftover from making purple sweet potato sushi the other day.So just came out with this new recipe.

Purple Sweet Potato Red Bean Buns ??????

*makes 10 buns

For the bread

75g mashed purple sweet potato

250g High protein flour or bread flour

30g caster sugar

25g sweetened condensed full cream milk

1tsp instant yeast

120g milk

1/4tsp fine salt

25 unsalted butter

For filling and topping

200g red bean paste ( I used homemade )

10 almond nuts

More bread flour for sprinkle

Method

1. Mix all bread ingredients in a mixing bowl except butter, mix till smooth.
2. Add in butter, knead till elastic and shining dough. Set aside to rise for 1hr.
3. Equally divide into 10 portions, roll into round ball, rest for 15mins. Divide red bean paste into portions, roll in round ball.
4. Flatten the dough, place a red bean ball, wrap the dough and shape it round. Slightly flatten the dough, then use a sharp knife to make a 6 cuts on the sides. Press one almond at the centre, then place dough on the lined baking tray, set aside to rise about 45mins.
5. Dust dough with flour, bake at pre-heated oven 180C for 15mins.

Recipe by Sonia a.k.a Nasi Lemak Lover

After I baked some purple sweet potato burger buns for lunch the other day, I use the leftover mashed purple sweet potato to bake a purple sweet potato chiffon cake yesterday. I was quite surprised that it has quite strong sweet potato taste if compare to burger buns which we couldn't detect the taste.

Purple sweet potato chiffon cake ??????

*makes a 7� cake  

3 egg yolks

15g caster sugar

40g corn oil

35g milk

55g cake flour

50g mashed purple sweet potato 

3 egg whites

55g sugar

1/2tsp lemon juices 

Cooked small purple sweet potato cubes, optional

Method

1. Hand whisk egg yolks and sugar till pale.

2. Add in corn oil, milk, and mashed purple sweet potato, mix well.

3. Add in flour and combine well, set aside.

4. Beat egg whites over high speed till foamy. Slowly add in sugar, beat till soft peak formed.

5. Take 1/3 portion of egg white mixture and use hand whisk to mix with egg yolk mixture till light.

6. Fold the balance of egg white mixture into egg yolk mixture, put few drops of lemon juices to change the colour tone, combine well. Add in cooked small purple sweet potato cubes, mix well.

7. Pour cake mixture into baking pan, lightly tap on worktop to remove air bubbles. Bake at pre-heated oven at 170c for 35mins (at middle rack) or adjust to your oven as every oven is difference. You may made 4 slits while baking to create nice cracked effect ( do it after baked about 10mins, remove cake pan from oven, quickly make 4 slits with a sharp knife). Inverted the cake pan and remove cake once it is cool completely. 

Recipe by Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover

This is like normal potato buns, I just changed potato to purple sweet potato, just love sweet purple buns. They are so soft and good!

Purple Sweet Potato Hot Cross Buns ???? 

For the bread

75g mashed purple sweet potato

250g High protein flour or bread flour

30g caster sugar

25g sweetened condensed full cream milk

1tsp instant yeast

120g milk

1/4tsp fine salt

25 unsalted butter 

For topping

40g high protein flour

55g milk

10g caster sugar 

Method

1. Mix all bread ingredients in a mixing bowl except butter, mix till smooth.
2. Add in butter, knead till elastic and shining dough. Set aside to rise for 1hr.
3. Equally divide into 9 portions, roll into round ball, baking on baking tray (9"x9"). Set aside to rise about 30mins.
4. Mix topping ingredients till smooth paste, fill in a piping bag, draw lines on top of the bread.
5. Bake at pre-heated oven 180C for 20mins.

Recipe by Sonia a.k.a Nasi Lemak Lover