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How to Make Sweet Bean Bread: A Complete Guide

Sweet bean bread, a beloved treat combining soft, fluffy toast with sweet red bean paste, is surprisingly easy to make at home. Here’s a step-by-step guide to perfecting this delightful snack.

Ingredients: For the dough, you’ll need 300g bread flour, 30g sugar, 3g salt, 30g unsalted butter, 1 egg, 180ml warm milk, and 7g active dry yeast. For the filling, use 200g sweet red bean paste (store-bought or homemade).

Steps:

1. Activate yeast: Mix warm milk and yeast, let sit for 5 minutes until frothy.

2. Make dough: In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and egg. Pour in yeast mixture and knead for 10 minutes until smooth. Add butter and knead until dough is elastic and no longer sticky.

3. First rise: Place dough in an oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and let it rise in a warm place for 1–2 hours until doubled in size.

4. Shape the loaf: Punch down risen dough, divide into two equal parts, and roll each into a rectangle. Spread red bean paste evenly over one dough layer, cover with the other, and pinch edges to seal.

5. Second rise: Place the loaf in a greased loaf pan, cover, and let rise for 45 minutes.

6. Bake: Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Bake for 25–30 minutes until golden brown. Cool before slicing.

Enjoy your homemade sweet bean bread plain or with a dusting of powdered sugar!