Croak Croak Croak.....Matcha Azuki Bean Frog Buns
(recipe adapted & modify slightly from here)
Ingredients:
135g Blue Jacket Bread Flour
15g Blue Jacket Cake Flour
1/2 Tbsp matcha powder
1/2 tsp instant yeast
100g milk
15g fine sugar
10g Cowhead salted butter
Azuki beans
chocolate chips
Method:
1. Put all ingredients (except butter) in a mixer fitted with dough hook & knead till a dough is formed. Add in butter & knead till the dough is smooth & elastic. Proof for 1hr.
2. De-gas & divide the dough into 5 portions (10g each for the eyes) & the rest of dough into 10 portions (for the face). Roll out the dough for the faces & wrap some azuki beans & seal up tightly.
3. Put two face pieces together & pinch the sides firmly. Divide each piece of eye-dough into 2, roll into balls & put on top of the face. Proof for 1hr.
4. Make a dent in each eyeball with chocolate chip. Bake in a preheated oven @180C for 12mins.
Before proofing
After proofing. Make a dent in each eyeball with chocolate chip
