How To Make Bao Buns
In this episode we are making Bao Buns to perfection.Pretty easy and you can stuff them with a great variety of filling.Next episode we will show you a delicious Shredded Beef version.
Equipment
- Steam Basket
- Wok
Ingredients
Bao Buns
- 360 g - 13 Oz Wheat Flour bleached if you want white buns
- 30 g - 1 oz sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp dry Yeast
- 180 ml - 6 fl oz water
- 3 tbsp milk
- 3 tbsp vegetable Oil
Sticky Sauce
- 100 ml - 3.3 fl oz Soy sauce
- 75 ml - 2.5 fl oz Apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp Gochujang
- 2 tbsp Ketchup
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 clove of Garlic
- 1-⅕ roasted Sesame seeds
Instructions
Bao Buns
- start by mixing the dry ingredients
- in a big bowl add the wheat flour
- add the sugar
- add the baking powder
- add the dry yeast
- mix it in until all ingredients are combined
- add the lukewarm water
- add the milk
- add the vegetable oil
- start mixing with a spoon
- take the dough scraper and start folding over the dough until all the flour is removed from the sides of the bowl
- flip the dough over to your working bench and start kneading
- add flour in order to make it easier
- the dough will be ready, when pressed and then bounce back
- add a little bit of oil in the bowl, dip the dough in and flip it around
- cover the bowl and let it rest for an hour or until double in size
- take the dough out of the bowl, knead it so the air bubbles are out
- roll the dough out using a wood rolling pin
- give it a coat of oil, flip the dough over and continue rolling
- cut the dough using a cookie cutter or a water glass and place them on individual parchment papers
- oil the surface a little bit on each of them
- fold them over gently and don't squeeze them too much
- take the rolling pin and roll them gently
- transfer them in the oven tray
- cover with a tea towel and let them rest for 30-45 minutes
- transfer them into the steam basket and don't overcrowd them, cook it in batches
- take the steam basket and place it on top of the wok filled in with boiling water for 12 minutes
Sticky Sauce
- using a pan with medium heat on the stove add the soy sauce
- add the apple cider vinegar
- add the gochujang
- add the ketchup
- add the sugar
- add the minced garlic and let it cook until the consistency is right
- add the roasted sesame seeds for extra flavour
- ready to serve