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

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

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

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