Meat Buns Recipe

Meat Buns Recipe

(Mas Paan)

Popular as a snack at any time of the day, yeast buns filled with curried meat are sold piping hot from the oven at almost every tea boutique.

Ingredients : Makes about 30

1 quantity

500 g

1 quantity

1

Beef curry

Potatoes

Basic dough

Egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon water

Method :
  • Prepare beef curry and add peeled, diced potatoes 30 minutes before end of cooking.

  • Cook curry until it is very dry.

  • Allow to cool.

  • Prepare dough and after it has proved the first time, punch down and divide into 30 equal portions.

  • Flatten each portion to a circle, put a spoonful of meat and potato curry in the center and bring edges together, pressing and moulding to seal.

  • Buns should be nicely rounded on top and not too bready at the bottom.

  • To achieve this keep dough thicker in center of rounds and thin at the edges.

  • Put buns join downwards on greased baking trays, well apart to allow for rising and spreading.

  • Cover with a dry cloth and leave in a warm place for 30-40 minutes or until nearly doubled in bulk.

  • Brush with egg glaze and bake in hot over 200oC (400oF) until golden brown.

  • Serve hot or cold.

 

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