Finished dish photo of Whole Wheat Bread Buns

Whole Wheat Bread Buns

Want to lose weight while satisfying your cravings? After several attempts, I found this ratio works well, the taste is great, and it's easy to fall in love with. So, here I am sharing it.

Ingredients

Whole Wheat Flour120g
Strong Bread Flour240g
Honey 🍯36g
Milk200g
Salt1-2g
Butter30g
Dry Yeast3.5g
Egg 🥚1 piece
Filling: Sweetened Red Beans, Seaweed Salad Dressing, Meat FlossAs needed

Steps

1

Mix all ingredients except butter and knead until smooth. Only use the egg white.

Whole Wheat Bread Buns - Step 1
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2

Add butter, mix and knead, then ferment until doubled in size.

Whole Wheat Bread Buns - Step 2
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3

Weigh the dough after fermentation. I divided it into nine 50g buns for sweetened red bean filling and three more for seaweed-meat floss buns.

Whole Wheat Bread Buns - Step 3
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4

Degas the dough, flatten it, and wrap the sweetened red beans inside.

Whole Wheat Bread Buns - Step 4
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5

This dough is easy to shape. Here are the wrapped sweetened red bean buns.

Whole Wheat Bread Buns - Step 5
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6

For the seaweed-meat floss buns, squeeze salad dressing first. Ensure there's no salad dressing on the sealing edge of the dough, or it won't stick properly.

Whole Wheat Bread Buns - Step 6
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7

Let the buns proof for about 30 minutes until they look visibly larger.

Whole Wheat Bread Buns - Step 7
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8

After the second proof, brush with egg yolk and decorate with sesame seeds, rolled oats, dried fruits, etc.

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9

Spray water before baking to better adhere the decorations.

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10

Bake at 170-180°C for 18-20 minutes. Check the color of the bread after 10 minutes.

Whole Wheat Bread Buns - Step 10
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11

These are decorated with rolled oats, dried fruits, and nuts.

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12

This type of bread is very filling. Just a small amount of sweetened red beans is enough as the filling is quite sweet.

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13

Seaweed-meat floss with salad dressing 😃

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14

A total of 12 buns. I tried one 🥱, and it tasted great. One is enough for breakfast.

Whole Wheat Bread Buns - Step 14
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