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Light cream small buns, fragrant, soft, and stretchy, every bite full of creamy flavor!

Light cream small buns, fragrant, soft, and stretchy, every bite full of creamy flavor!

A homemade recipe for Light cream small buns, combining milk, yeast and granulated sugar; baked until golden and fragrant. Perfect with tea or as a snack.

Instructions

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    100 grams of milk and 4 grams of yeast, mix together evenly, and let sit for 5 minutes to activate the yeast.

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    Yeast milk, 60 grams of fine sugar, 100 grams of fresh cream, 1 egg, first mix evenly. Then sift in 380 grams of bread flour, 20 grams of milk powder, and 3 grams of salt.

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    First mix at low speed, then stir at high speed until a coarse film forms.

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    Add 35 grams of unsalted butter softened at room temperature, and continue to stir until a thin film forms.

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    Take out the dough and knead it into a round shape.

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    Place it in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap, ferment until it doubles in size. Note: In summer, you can ferment at room temperature; in winter, find a warm place for fermentation.

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    After the dough has doubled in size, if you poke the center and it doesn't collapse or shrink back, it is properly fermented.

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    Take out the dough and release the air.

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    Divide the dough evenly into 16 portions.

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    Fold again, then shape into a round, and arrange on the baking tray.

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    Oven at 35°C, place a bowl of hot water, let it ferment until it is 1.5 times larger.

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    Take it out and brush a layer of egg wash on the surface.

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    Sprinkle a little almond slices for garnish.

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    Preheat the oven to 170℃ and bake for about 20 minutes. Note: After the surface is colored, place a sheet of aluminum foil on top to prevent it from burning.

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    After baking, take it out and let it cool, then store at room temperature in a sealed container for 2-3 days.

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    Cream small buns, done O(∩_∩)O

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    Fragrant, soft, and stringy, each bite is full of milky flavor!

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    Plump and crowded on a baking tray, very comforting.

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    Made it myself without additives, and half of it was gone as soon as it came out of the oven.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Milk
    100 g
  • Yeast
    4 g
  • Egg
    1 piece
  • High-gluten flour
    380 g
  • Milk powder
    20 g
  • Almond slices
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Granulated sugar
    60 g
  • Light cream
    100 g
  • Salt
    3 g
  • Unsalted butter
    35 g