Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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~ Purple Potato Bun ~

*Sweet Stiff Starter*
30g sourdough starter
90g bread flour
40g water
15g sugar

*Dough Ingredients*
230g bread flour
20g sugar
10g milk powder
4g salt
15g purple potato powder
125g milk
50g whipping cream
20g unsalted butter
All of the sweet stiff starter

*Fillings*
200g purple potato
15g sugar
25g cooking oil
➡️ steam and mash the potato
➡️ mix with sugar and oil till smooth and become paste form
➡️ divide into 48 and round into a ball


Method
➡️ Prepare sweet stiff starter and use when it triples, about 7-8hr at 27-28C.
➡️ Mix everything except butter till dough comes together and is strong.
➡️ Add butter gradually and knead until fully incorporated and dough achieves window pane.
➡️ bulk proof dough for 2hrs at 28C
➡️ punch down the dough and divide into 8 equal parts, round and rest 15mins
➡️ cut each dough into 6 equal parts, wrap with purple potato paste and round it up
➡️ Place into a 4” greased round tin for final proof, 3.5-4hr at 28C.
➡️ spring snow powder (icing sugar)
➡️ bake at 180C for 20mins