Lotus paste are used in many Chinese pastries, desserts, and steamed bao buns. If you happen to have my keto steamed bao bun recipe, you can use this filling to fill it! Otherwise, stay tune for some pastry ideas using this paste or use version #2 to make keto mooncakes.
Traditionally, lotus paste is made with seeds. Carb count as per 100g for lotus seeds:
Total Fat 0.5g
Total Carbohydrate 17g
Dietary fiber 0g
Protein 4.1 g
To make a low carb keto version, we are going to substitute the lotus seed for pine nuts since Google said pine nuts are very similar in taste to lotus seeds. Carb count for the pine nuts are as follows per 100g:
Total Fat 68g
Total Carbohydrate 13g
Dietary fiber 3.7g
Protein 14g
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Note: Keto steamed bao bun recipe was shared to patrons who contributed to my recipe & development 1 year ago. Thank you all for your understanding and support.
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