Steamed Bun (bakpao)
Steamed Bun (bakpao)

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, steamed bun (bakpao). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Steamed Bun (bakpao) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Steamed Bun (bakpao) is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

This is so much more than a sausage roll. Baozi (Chinese: 包子), or bao, is a type of yeast-leavened filled bun in various Chinese cuisines. There are many variations in fillings (meat or vegetarian) and preparations, though the buns are most often steamed. They are a variation of mantou from Northern China.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have steamed bun (bakpao) using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Steamed Bun (bakpao):
  1. Make ready 250 g all-purpose flour
  2. Prepare 150 ml luke warm water
  3. Take 1 tbs caster sugar
  4. Make ready 1 tsp instant yeast
  5. Take 1/2 tsp salt
  6. Make ready 1 tbs butter
  7. Make ready 4 pcs cheese diced
  8. Prepare 4 pcs chocolate block

Mix flour, yeast and baking powder, then add water mix and oil. Mix, then knead until no longer sticky. While waiting, make the filling: These steamed buns are exactly like the ones I can buy at the chinese supermarket bakeries (T&T). They are slightly chewy and VERY light almost "airy".

Instructions to make Steamed Bun (bakpao):
  1. Place the flour on a bowl, create a hole in the middle then add sugar and yeast inside the hole, add the salt on the other side, don't combine with yeast
  2. The add water little by little, knead the dough until it's smooth and elastic, then add the butter
  3. Knead for another 10min, then cut the dough into 8 pcs equally
  4. Flatten each dough to add the filling then fold it and make a round shape individually then cover it with tea towel for 15min
  5. After 15 min, place the dough into the steamer, use some parchment paper on the base
  6. Steam it for approximately 20mins, use a tea towel before you cover the steamer to avoid any water dripping to the dough
  7. Remove the bakpao from the steamer then serve it hot

While waiting, make the filling: These steamed buns are exactly like the ones I can buy at the chinese supermarket bakeries (T&T). They are slightly chewy and VERY light almost "airy". The larger sized buns were much easier to work with and much tastier. This attempt gives a much better result than before, so I decided to post the recipe. I used all-purpose flour instead of bao flour.

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