Peach-shaped Birthday Bao (寿桃)

Longevity peach, i.e. peach shaped baozi! Symbolizing longevity/immortality, these Baozi are a classic to have at the end of a birthday banquet, and a great chance to show you how to make some homemade red bean paste. 0:00 - Why a peach shaped Baozi? 0:44 - Boiling down Red Beans 1:36 - Rinsing the Bean Paste 2:34 - Frying the Bean Paste 3:15 - Making the Baozi Dough 4:16 - Making the Peach Leaves 4:50 - Baozi Wrapping 6:46 - Proofing and Steaming 7:35 - An alternative to Birthday Cake? INGREDIENTS - RINSED RED BEAN PASTE (洗沙) * Red Adzuki Beans (红豆), 250g * To boil: 1 liter cool water, 1/4 tsp sodium carbonate (碱面) -or- 1/2 tsp Kan Sui (枧水) * Neutral oil, 100g * Granulated Sugar, 50g * Brown Sugar, 100g Note: taste your bean paste! If at the end of the cooking process it’s not quite sweet enough, add more granulated sugar to taste. We like our bean paste a little less sweet - if you like yours sweeter, I’d guess you might want to add another 25-50g of sugar? PROCESS - RINSED RED BEAN PASTE (洗沙) First s