Shou Tao Bao (Birthday Peach Buns)
Not just cute treats! A small peach overflows from a huge peach
Description
Japanese 'Peach Buns' are just cute, bite-sized sweets. In China, for important birthdays (like 60th), the authentic 'Shou Tao' is a massive bread peach the size of a watermelon. When sliced open with a knife, 'dozens of mini peach buns' spill out from the inside. The ultimate surprise Dim Sum.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Wheat flour
- Lotus seed paste(Lian Rong)
- Pink food coloring
- Yeast
- Sugar
- (Salted egg yolk optional)
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe & Differences]
- (Filling) Instead of Japanese red bean paste, it uses an elegant, silky 'Lotus Seed Paste (Lian Rong)' or custard, often hiding a 'Salted Duck Egg Yolk' in the center.
- (Mini Peaches) Wrap the filling in fluffy yeasted dough, shape into a peach by hand, and score the cleft. Spray food coloring to give the tip a beautiful pink blush (make dozens of these).
- (The Giant Peach) Roll the same dough into a massive sheet. Wrap ALL the pre-steamed 'mini peaches' inside it, sealing it into one giant watermelon-sized peach.
- Steam slowly in a massive steamer.
- Carried respectfully to the table amidst dry ice smoke at the banquet's climax.
- The guest of honor slices the Giant Peach in half, and amidst the steam, 'countless mini peaches' are born from inside to roaring cheers.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Elegant sweetness of lotus paste、Fermented wheat aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Store-bought mini peach buns)
Pairing
Hot Chinese Tea / Shaoxing Wine
Trivia
[Trivia] Motivated by the 'Peaches of Immortality' from Journey to the West, which grant eternal life. At a Chinese elder's birthday banquet (Shou Yan), it is the absolute main event that garners far more excitement than a Western birthday cake.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Tear the skin (dough) of the giant peach and eat it like sweet bread. The mini peaches that spill out are distributed to all guests, sharing the 'blessing of longevity'.
Allergen
Wheat, Soybeans