Chinese buns - Delia

Chinese buns recipe - Delia

This is a homemade buns recipe created by my mother. Buns is popular in China because it convenient to take it and easy to pick up. Also it is money-saving and affordable to most people. So i recommend it.

Ingredient

1 package active dry yeast

1/2 warm water

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups cake flour

3 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup warm milk

1 tablespoon canola oil, plus more as needed

300g pork

20g ginger cut in small piece

150g green onion

Process

1,Mix together the flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Dissolve the active dry yeast and a pinch of salt in 1 tbsp warm water, then add it to the flour, oil and 200ml water. Mix into a dough, adding a little extra water if needed.

2,Tip the dough onto a lightly floured work surface for 10-15 mins, or until smooth. Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth and leave to rise for 2 hrs, or until doubled in size.

3,Tip the dough out onto a clean work surface and punch it down.

4,Use a rolling pin to roll out each ball, one by one, into an oval shape about 3-4mm thick to cycle shape. 

 5,Put oil in the heated pot and add small pieced pork and green onion with light soy source.

Transfer the prepared fried pork with green onion to a prepared circle-shape dough and close it.

6,Heat a large steamer over a medium-high heat. Steam the buns for 20 mins until puffed up. 

DIRECTION

Do not put too much water in the same time, it should be added gradually.