Salted egg yolk custard buns

When I was browsing the submissions for AFF HK/Macau yesterday, I came across a few entries on Salted Egg Yolk Custard Bun 流沙包. There and then, I had a strong urge to give it a try as well! So happened I bought a couple of chinese pastry ink stamps in Hong Kong, was raring to test them. After reading through the recipes and steps from Bake for Happy Kids, Peng's Kitchen and Qi Qi in the house, decided to adapt the recipe from Qi Qi in the house first. I guess partly coz I was attracted to…

Soft and airy steamed buns, brimming with a sweet molten lava filling.

I'm a big fan of Mouth Restaurant's Baked Liu Sha Pau :) They are similar to Tim Ho Wan's famed Char Siew Buns, but with a savoury and ...

Salted egg yolk is the craze right now! Bite into this Chinese molten lava custard bun and taste the sweet, salty and creamy filling ooze into your mouth. A definite must-try. Recipe by Asian Inspirations.

You won't get enough of this homemade Liu Sha Bao recipe. Soft and fluffy on the outside while oozing with a salted egg custard on the inside, they're the perfect dessert!

My husband absolutely love this. We used to go to Puchong to eat dim sum just for this bao. For those who do not know what this is, let me give you a quick introduction. Its uniqueness stemmed from its oozing creamy filling in the middle of the bao not unlike that of a molten lava cake. I call it an oriental molten lava bun. This dish is relatively new in the dim sum family. It is normally served hot in order for the filling to remain runny. So what is the criteria of a good salted egg yolk…

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There is something really satisfying about making (and eating) your own buns, especially these molten lava buns. The “molten lava” is none other than the ever popular salted egg yolk custard filling. I had a fun time making the step-by-step video below, especially the part where I get to pry open the buns to reveal the filling inside. Also, I made a new friend that day called Calories...

Usually bun is filled with mung bean, chicken, pork meat, or the fusion one, chocolate. But, there is a new way of bun’s filling, with salted egg. We call it, Salted egg yolk lava bun. Why lava? Because when you split the bun, the yellow filling which comes from salted egg yolk is melted just like a mountain’s lava. You can make this salted egg yolk as a breakfast to-go menu or just as a snack when your family gathers around. Serve it inside a round dim sum basket to bring an ancient Chinese…

Happy MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL! Get ready for the most luscious spin-off of mooncakes that you’ll ever try! Salted egg yolk custard filled COOKIES! Overall, this recipe is a MUST-TRY! These defini…