Char Siew Pau & Sweet Potato Spiral Pau

过几天Baby O开学咯！他第一次上学，而当妈咪的也跟着紧张兮兮，深怕他不适应，不能跟小朋友合群，不听老师的话，欺负别人(对，别看他瘦巴巴，只有他敢欺负个子大过他的小朋友！！)，早上起不来闹别扭等等。。。别想太多，不如弄些好料让他带去幼稚园当早餐吧！恰好早一天有买到紫蕃薯，就弄白紫螺旋包和叉烧包。


叉烧包用平常方法：面粉(我用蛋糕粉self-raising flour，因为这粉已有baking powder，不需另加)，白油，酵母，baking powder(如果用普通面粉)，糖，盐，温水和成面团。休面约20分钟分割成等份剂子，杆开包入已炒香的叉烧馅料捏成包子状。

而白紫螺旋包就得预先蒸软蕃薯块，加入少许creamer捣碎成泥备用。包子面团如上所述一样备两份，其中一份加入蕃薯泥和成面团，就成了两份不同颜色的面团：白色(正确来说是米色)和紫色。杆开白色面团成一大片，上面叠上已杆开了的紫面团，再圈成条状切片就行了。

每一份包子垫上油纸，放入加了热水的蒸锅里发酵约一小时再蒸约8分钟至熟即可。


Char Siew Pau

1. Mixed the multipurpose flour, shortening, yeast, baking powder, sugar, salt, warm water to a dough and rest for 20 minutes
2. Saute the onion, garlic, ginger with sesame oil
3. Add in the diced Char Siew (BBQ pork)
4. Pour in the Char Siew sauce (BBQ pork sauce) and stir well
5. Roll the 1 into a long tube and cut into small pieces 
6. Take a piece of 5, roll into a flat circle. Put a spoon of filling (no 4) in the middle of the pastry and wrap it like a pau. Layer the pau with a baking sheet at the bottom
7. Keep the 6 in a warm covered place/wok to proof for about an hour
8. Steam  the 7 at high heat for about 8 minutes

Sweet Potato Spiral Pau

1. Steam the sweet potato cubes to soften them, add in some creamer and mashed
2. Mixed the multipurpose flour, shortening, yeast, baking powder, sugar, salt, warm water to a dough
3. Repeat the 2, but add in the 1 to get the purple color
4. Rest the both 2 & 3 for about 20 minutes
5. Roll the 2 into a flat piece. 
6. Do the same to 3
7. Layer the 6 onto the 5, roll them into a long tube
8. Slice the 7 into the thick piece, so you can see the spiral in the middle. Layer the pau with a baking sheet at the bottom
9. Keep the 8 in a warm covered place/wok to proof for about an hour
10. Steam  the 9 at high heat for about 8 minutes

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The steps to make char siew pau & sweet potato spiral pau