Gai Mei Baos are a common item to see in chinese bakeries. Basically,
they are bread buns filled with this sweet, coconut, butter filling.
So
I decided to test out this one recipe I found in a book for Gai Mei Bao
and once again, my bread making skills aren't up to par yet! Damn you
bread, why don't you ever rise properly for me?!
After proving my
dough for hrs, they didn't rise as I expected them to. (I blame the cold
weather!). In the end my mini size Gai Mei Baos look like this:
Looks nothing like a traditional one right? Here's a picture of one that decided to explode in the oven:
Even
the filling looks different as well! As for the taste, I would
definitely say that next time I make it, I am going to reduce the amount
of butter I used by a half! Other than that, the bread was OK and the
filling had the nice crunchiness from the coconut but it may have been
too sweet (:O Satsuma-imo actually thinks something can be too sweet!) I
will also be reducing the amount of sugar I put into it as well. Maybe I
need to find a different recipe altogether!
Satsuma-imo.
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