PURPLE SWEET POTATO ROSE MANTOU

250gm steamed purple sweet potato 200gm water 500gm pau flour 1 tsp baking powder 100gm sugar 50gm shortening/Crisco 1/4 tsp salt 11gm instant yeast 1. Mash sweet potato, or blitz sweet potato with almost all the water to get a fine paste. Purple varieties tend to be firmer than orange ones. 2. With balance of water, mix with yeast. 3. Combine everything except shortening and mix to form a dough. 4. Put in shortening and knead until dough is smooth. Add slightly more flour is dough is way too sticky to handle. If the dough is sticky but can retain its form, like not slacking down, just continue to knead, the gluten just hasnt form, theres no need to add extra flour. 5. Cover and let dough proof until double, about 1 hour. 6. Punch down dough and knead for 1-2 minutes. 7. Divide dough into 50gm portions and form as you wish. For rose bud formation method, please read instructions below. 8. Cover and let the formed dough proof until doubled for another 45 minutes. 9. Steam on high heat for 12 minutes.