Chocolate custard matcha buns

Name: Chocolate custard matcha buns
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon vanilla paste or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon salt; pinch of salt; white sesame seeds, for coating; 2½ cups (300 g) sifted plain flour; 3 tablespoons white sugar; 1½ tablespoons custard powder; 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest – optional; 4 tablespoons white sugar; ½ cup (125 ml) lukewarm plant milk; 2 teaspoons cocoa powder; 1 packet (2½ teaspoons) active dried yeast; ¼ cup (70 g) vegan yoghurt or coconut milk; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1½ teaspoons matcha powder; scant 1¼ cups (300 ml) soy milk

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Jackfruit and Blue Ginger

By Sasha Gill

Published 2019

About

These are the perfect sweet treat for days when it’s too hot to turn on the oven. The buns are scorched in a frying pan, so they get caramelised and crisp on the outside, then burst with molten chocolate goo when you tear into them.

Ingredients

½ cup (125 ml) lukewarm plant milk
4 tablespoons white sugar

Asia
Japan
Dessert
Vegan

Method

In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, stir together the warm milk, sugar and yeast. Leave for 5 minutes, or until frothy, then stir in the yoghurt, aquafaba and oil. Add the flour, salt and matcha and mix well.

Now knead the dough, either by using the dough hook attachment of the stand mixer or by hand, tipping the dough out onto a well-floured countertop. It is ready when it’s