The versatility of steamed buns! They go well with almost anything. You don’t have to have a bamboo steamer to make these, you can use a stainless steal one as well.

What You'll Need - Makes 10-12 Buns

  • 2 Cups Flour

  • 1 Tablespoon Sugar

  • 1 Teaspoon Dried Yeast

  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder

  • 2 Tablespoon Sunflower Oil

  • 200ml Water (Approximately)

  • 50ml Milk

  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt

Prep - 2.5 Hours 

  • Mix the dry ingredients - In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and yeast.

  • Mix the wet ingredients - water, milk and 1 Tablespoon sunflower oil.

  • Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

  • Lightly dust surface with flour. Tip your dough onto the surface and knead for 10 minutes.

  • Lightly brush a bowl with oil and place the dough in the bowl. Cover with a cloth and leave to rise in a warm area until its doubled in size - about an hour and a half.

  • Place the risen dough onto a clean work surface and punch it down, knead for another 5 minutes.

  • Roll out the dough into a long sausage about 30cms long then cut into pieces that are about 2-3cms wide. You should get about 12

  • Roll each piece of dough into a ball

  • Use rolling pin to roll out each ball into an oval shape. Rub surface of the dough ovals with oil.

  • Take a chopstick or straw (basically a long thin stick) and oil it.

  • Place the oiled chopstick in the center of each oval. Fold the dough over the chopstick, then slowly pull out of the chopstick out.

  • Transfer the buns onto an oiled tray and cover with a cloth and leave it to rest for another hour.

Let's Get Cooking - 15 Minutes 

  • Heat a large steamer.

  • Place the buns into a steamer and steam for 10 Minutes

  • Serve with your choice of stuffing. They are so versatile. I had them pictured here with steamed chicken, spring onions and red onion with some sauces.

Love, 

V 

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