These fluffy steamed buns are just like the ones you have your eye on when you go for Dim Sum.
Directions for: Steamed BBQ Beef Buns
Ingredients
Beef Filling1 cups (200 g) diced cooked beef (such as braised pot roast or roast beef)
cup (60 mL) ketchup
2 Tbsp (25 g) granulated sugar
2 Tbsp (30 mL) cider vinegar
1 Tbsp (15 mL) light soy sauce
1 Tbsp (15 mL) hoisin sauce
1-inch (2.5 cm) piece fresh ginger, finely grated
1 tsp (3 g) Chinese 5-spice powder
1 cups (185 g) all-purpose flour
1 cup (130 g) cake and pastry flour
cup (70 g) granulated sugar
1 Tbsp (9 g) baking powder
6 Tbsp (90 mL) 2% milk
3 Tbsp (45 mL) water
2 Tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil
Directions
Beef Filling1. for the filling, place the beef in a small saucepan and add the ketchup, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger and 5-spice and stir occasionally over medium heat until the sauce reduces a little, about 5-7 minutes. Set aside to cool.
1. for the dough, sift the flours, sugar and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. Add the milk, water and oil and stir this with a wooden spoon until it becomes too difficult to do so. Turn the dough out onto a work surface and knead the dough by hand until it feels smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Set this back in the bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rest on the counter for an hour.
2. on a lightly flour work surface, cut the dough into 8 equal pieces. Roll each piece to as close to -inch (6 mm) as possible, then using a 4-inch (10 cm) round cutter, cut out a circle. to fill each bun, hold a piece of dough in the palm of your hand and shape it with your fingers to make it more like a cup. Put a tablespoonful of the beef filling in the centre and then pinch the edges of the dough up and around to seal it in it does take a bit of practice to make precise folds, so have patience. Place each bun, with the pinched end up, on a 2-inch (5 cm) square piece of parchment paper.
3. Fill the bottom of a wok or other large pot that will hold a large bamboo steamer with water and bring this to a full boil over high heat. Arrange 4 buns into the steamer (if you have 2 baskets, you can stack them, with 4 buns in each). Cover and steam for 13-15 minutes the buns will open up as they steam this is expected. Remove the steamed buns with tongs and serve within 40 minutes of steaming.
Tips and Substitutions
The buns can be assembled up to 4 hours before steaming and kept refrigerated.
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