I googled around a bit but couldn't find anything that looked familiar. I have a general idea of what I did and I remember it taking a long time for all the various rises (which is why the last two pics are under my crappy kitchen light). What I did was this.
I made dough.
Which needed a sponge, I believe, and then a second rise after kneading.
I made filling, 
which I recall me trying to make taste kind of like char siu since char siu bao is what got me wanting to make these. I wrapped the filling with the dough. 
I remember having to then let them rise again in the steamer. Then I steamed them. 
And they were awesome. 
But no, no recipe. So who out there has a good recipe for bao dough? I sure could use one.
That looks so good! Find the recipe, will ya!
ReplyDeleteLooks good. We saw a place selling steamed buns in Chicago but we didn't try them. I wish I did now.
ReplyDeleteLooks so freaking good right now. Freakin' salad for lunch didnt cut it!
ReplyDeleteThose look great! If you ever find a recipe for the dough, do share!
ReplyDeleteDude!!! I totally hate that!!! I have a set of awesome beef stroganoff pics... no recipe!
ReplyDeleteThose look tasty!!
i wonder if you could use pizza dough?
ReplyDeletei have so many photos with no recipes....should i post em?
Very impressive. This is a labor intensive thing to make! Yours look like they turned out great.
ReplyDeleteOooo... steamed bun! Bob, I think you did a great job on this. They look pretty cute too. Enjoy & have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteCheers, kristy
The bao recipe I used last, which was pretty good, goes like this:
ReplyDelete1 C warm water
3 Tbls sugar
2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
14.5 oz (3 1/4 C) AP flour
3 Tbls veg oil
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
Mix water, sugar, yeast; let stand 5 min.
Mix in flour, oil, salt, knead until smooth and elastic.
Oil dough lightly, rise 1 hr.
Punch, rest 5 min.
Knead in baking powder, rest 5 min.
Form, fill, steam about 15 minutes.
I tried one without the baking powder, but that really helped cut down the glueness I get with steamed, well kneaded breads.
Oh, and that made about a dozen.
ReplyDeleteMmmm...I love steamed buns!! It's not often I make them. that last time was earlier this year. I used a regular bread recipe and it turned out alright. Though, it was more of an experiment really. I'm hoping to try again with a different recipe.
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