Potato Roll/Buns with Sweet Potato Filling

 teresa tai - potato bun

Potato Roll/Buns with Sweet Potato Filling – recipe credited to Mommy Teresa Tai !~

5ºc roux starter (for bun)
100g bread flour (i plain flour)
100g cold water (i used milk cold from fridge)
0.4g yeast (i used 1g)

Method:
1. Mix yeast with cold water follow by flour & stir until mixed well. Use a taller container as yeast need more oxygen to growth.
2.cover the container with lid & let it proof in room temperature for 1 hour after 1 hour, store it in the fridge for a least 18 hours. After 18 hours, you will see some bubbles on the roux starter.

Ingredients: (for buns)
190g 5ºc roux starter
300g bread flour (i used plain flour)
30g cake flour
20g Milk powder (i not used)
60g fine sugar (i used cut down 55g)
100g potato after steamed about 30mins
100g water (i used cold milk)
4g yeast (i used 2g)
1 cold egg (i used egg kampung)
40g unsalted (i used 2 tbsp)

Method:(for buns)
1.Add all the dough ingredients in the bm’s pan ( except butter ). Follow this sequence : liquid first, follow by flour, sugar, then yeast (you may pre-proof the yeast 1 first)
2.Choose menu 8 (dough), after 5 mins, a dough will formed, then add butter while paddle still spinning. After 20 mins, press stop. Restart kneading menu 8 again & let it knead for 20 mins. Total knead time is 40 mins. Let the dough proof until double the size.
3. Take out the dough & squeeze out the air from the dough & cut into 14 pieces which each piece is about 55g. Cover it & let it rest for 10-15 mins.
4. Assemble the bun with filling. Place it on baking paper or greased baking tray, wait until it growth double the size.
5. Egg (if you choose add 1 tbsp of water in the egg & beat lightly) I used egg whites for wash on the buns & sprinkle with some sesame & bake in pre-heated oven with 180c for 20 mins or until golden brown. I used bake 170C for 15-20mins.

Sweet potato filling:

3 sweet potato (cut in the cubed/mashed) after steamed about for 15mins
1 tbsp sugar (i forget I didn’t put into sugar)
1 tbsp unsalted
1 tsp plain flour

Method:
Sweet potato is hot mashed until soften, stir it add in butter & plain flour until smooth & dry. Well done. If can put into the refrigerator it.

Happy bread!!!!