Red bean buns! (豆沙飽)

I was inspired by Floydm's recent post about his baked red bean buns so I decided to make so myself, too! These buns really bring me back to my childhood: I would have them only about once a year, when I visited my relatives in LA and they would buy me 豆沙飽 from the Chinese bakeries. They were always so soft, fluffy, and sweet! However, I've yet to find a good Asian bakery where I live. But now, I can make them whenever I want!

Red bean buns are quite simple to make, and I used homemade red bean paste (recipe: https://www.justonecookbook.com/how-to-make-anko-red-bean-paste/). I highly recommend it if you have the extra time, and you can also adjust to your preferred sweetness level. I prefer chunky red bean paste but you can also use smooth red bean paste, which is equally as delicious. The bread dough is just a typical tangzhong milk bread recipe, which I divided into 12 buns. 

I also briefly documented my process on Tiktok, as it's a pretty popular platform for videos right now: https://www.tiktok.com/@way.no_wei/video/6824588989970828550 . It's a lot harder to film videos than I thought, but I tried :)

Happy baking!