My Bao Buns. I prefer to make my bao bun dough using my electric stand-mixer, but you can, of course, do Bamboo steamers are great for steaming bao buns and Asian grocery stores tend to stock a large. My recipe for Bao bun dough requires five ingredients: all-purpose flour; dried yeast; sugar; cooking oil, and I hope my post has made you feel more confident in cooking bao buns in your own kitchen. Bao means Buns so calling it bao buns doesn't make sense but it is such a cute name!
I make a sweet & savory hoisin tempeh using my favorite tempeh cooking method: steam.
Really, calling these bao buns is incorrect (bao means bun, so it's like saying 'bun bun').
Today we are making the Chinese Bao Buns/ Gua Bao!
You can cook My Bao Buns using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of My Bao Buns
- You need 1 cup (250 ml) of Self-Raising Flour.
- You need 1/2 cup of Bread Flour.
- Prepare 1 pinch of Salt.
- You need 1 teaspoon of Dry Yeast.
- It's 1/2 cup of Warm Water.
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of Sugar *add extra 1 tablespoon if you want sweeter.
- You need 1 teaspoon of Rice Vinegar.
- It's 1 tablespoon of Oil of your choice *plus extra to brush.
I've wanted to make this bao buns recipe for a little while now and I finally got to make them! Fill these steamed Chinese bread rolls with BBQ pork and pickled vegetables for a perfect Chinese New. Vegetarian Bao Buns are filled with sauteed mushrooms like enokis. Traditional bao buns use lard but these are vegetarian-friendly.
My Bao Buns instructions
- Place Warm Water, Dry Yeast and Sugar in a bowl, mix gently and set aside..
- Place Self Raising Flour, Bread Flour and Salt in a large bowl, and mix to combine. Make a well in the centre and pour in the yeast mixture, Oil and Rice Vinegar. Mix well to form a soft dough. Allow to rest for 1 hour..
- Divide the dough into 8 portions. Roll each portion into 5mm thin oblong. Brush Oil over the top side, and fold in half. *Note: You may wish to brush Sesame Oil for extra flavour..
- Place each bun on a piece of baking paper (size 10 x 10cm). Allow to rest for 30 to 60 minutes or until doubled in size..
- Pour water into a steamer and bring to the boil over high heat. Place buns into steamer, cover with lid and cook for 10 minutes. Repeat with remaining buns..
- Serve while they’re still warm with your favourite fillings. Today I filled with stir-fried Prawns, Tomato and Egg with Lettuce. Any flavours will go well with these buns..
These Vegetarian Bao Buns are so softy, fluffy and utterly perfect. Bao is a beautifully animated, thematically mature, subtle and nuanced portrait of the human Char Siu Bao Buns. Place In a bowl combine white sugar, hoisin sauce, fermented red bean paste, soy. Buns can be made up to a day in advance and steamed to re-heat before serving. Stay in touch with my latest recipes and updates!.
