Steamed Bao Buns Recipe
Cook Time
25 minutes
Prep Time
120 minutes
Serves
10
Soft, pillowy, warm clouds that you can eat! These delicious puffs of heaven are milky, slightly sweet, and go with basically every kind of filling you can dream up.
Ingredients
- 300g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tbsp raw caster sugar
- 1 tsp fast-action dried yeast
- ¾ cup full cream milk
- ½ tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2.5 tsp oil (neutral tasting) plus extra
Instructions
- Combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, yeast and mix to combine then make a well in the centre. Pour the milk, rice vinegar and oil into the centre
- Mix to combine using your hands, combine in the bowl until it forms a rough dough
- Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes until the dough forms a smooth texture. It should have a light spring-back to it when you press into it
- Place in a lightly floured bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hr. Meanwhile cut out 10 squares of baking paper 11cm x 11cm / 4.5” x 4.5” size
- Turn the risen dough out onto a lightly floured surface then ‘knock out’ the dough to remove air bubbles by kneading it for about 5 minutes
- Roll out the dough onto a log shape, then cut into 10 pieces (cover these with clingfilm to prevent drying out while rolling the others). Then using a rolling pin, roll each piece into an oval shape about 10cm x 5cm (twice as long as they are wide). You want them to be 3-4mm thick. Place each piece on a baking paper square
- Brush each oval with oil, then fold in half so that the oil sides are touching, roll lightly over the boa lightly with a rolling pin then cover and let prove again for 30 minutes. It should rise to about 1.5 times the size
- To steam the buns, add some water to your wok or base pot, place some buns baking paper side down onto a bamboo or metal steamer, and place the steamer onto your wok or base pot. (you’ll need to work in batches depending on the size of your steamer) Cover and steam for 10-12 minutes until fluffy and cooked through. Serve warm.