5 chinese sweet bun Recipes

purple sweet potato or 1/2 lb orange sweet potato, water or 1 cup milk, sugar (i use 2 tsp for a less sweet bun), yeast, flour, baking powder, salt, lard or 4 tbsp butter

white sugar, warm milk (110 degrees f/45 degrees cup), active dry yeast, bread flour, eggs, beaten (divided ), vegetable oil, salt, water, sesame seeds for garnish (divided ) (optional)

char siu pork, cut into small dice (store bought or recipe below ), peanut oil, ginger, minced, hoisin sauce, sweet chili paste (or garlic chili paste), scallions, sliced, dry yeast, sugar, warm water (105-115 degrees ), all-purpose flour, cake flour, salt, olive oil, lean pork, garlic cloves, minced, gingerroot, minced, soy sauce, honey, sugar, sherry wine or 2 tbsp chinese wine or 2 tbsp sake, hoisin sauce, chinese five spice powder (optional)

julienned jicama, julienned bell peppers (red , orange, yellow or any combination), snow peas , strings removed and julienned, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, sesame seeds, toasted, soy sauce, sugar, mayo, zest and juice of 1 lime, sriracha, ground chicken, scallions , sliced on the bias, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, minced lemongrass, garlic, minced, vegetable oil, hoisin sauce, good-quality hamburger buns with sesame seeds, sweet potato fries or sweet potato chips, for serving, optional