Pau with Assorted Filling

Today I tried pau recipe from Baking Mum. Indeed as she literated, this is a very simple pau recipe which requires only 30 minutes proofing. It turned out to be very light & fluffy...! I filled up the paus with ready made red beans, yam (leftover from the buns the other day) and spicy sardine. All the 21 buns I made were gobbled up by my family in one go. LOL....

(Makes 21 buns)
INGREDIENTS:
400g Hongkong Flour
200g Water
70g Sugar
A pinch Salt
10g Double Action Baking Powder
7g Instant Yeast
30 Shortening

METHOD:
1. Place all ingredients, except shortening, in a mixer with dough hook.
Mix well and add in shortening & knead until smooth.
Proof for 30 minutes.
Divide into about 20 balls & rest 5 minutes.

2. Flatten one ball & wrap your preferred filling.
Place each pau on a piece of paper or banana leaf.
Steam with medium high fire for 15 minutes.

SPICY SARDINE FILLING:
Fry pounded garlic & ginger until fragrant. Add in 1/2 big onion (chopped) & 5 tbsp chilli paste. Fry until fragrant. Add in mashed canned sardine (155g tin, sauce discarded), salt & tamarind juice. Stir until dry. Cool before use.