The dough will rise slowly. Place flour milk powder baking powder yeast and sugar in a large bowl.

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Put over a medium heat and bring to the boil.

How to make bao buns. Make the dough Set aside a tablespoon of your bao flour mix you will use this later to roll out your dough. Put in a batch of buns put the lid on and steam for 15 minutes. Stir in the oil and set.

Instead place the steamer over the water then start cooking. Then measure the warm water and oil into a measuring jug. Fill a wide saucepan with 1 inch 3 cm of water.

Use the palm of your hand and bring the flour and water together. Bring up to room temperature for 20 minutes before shaping and proving. Put a steamer over a large pan containing 5cm water make sure the water doesnt touch the steamer.

Make sure to press the dough tight to seal the top. Roll each piece of dough in your hands to. Knead your dough for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic.

Roll the dough into large circle of 15 thickness. Place the Baos in a steaming basket lined with cabbage leaves to prevent sticking and place the basket on top of the boiling pot of water. Bao buns are steamed buns rather than baked.

The water needs to be a bit more than lukewarm to help activate the yeast but it shouldnt be boiling hot. So the temperature of the steamer rack will rise gradually. Make the bao dough.

Whisk the sugar baking powder kosher salt and instant yeast into the flour until evenly distributed. Shaping Steaming Bao Buns Once the dough has has doubled in volume punch slightly and knead for a minute. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the liquids.

Cooking oil and lukewarm water. My recipe for Bao bun dough requires five ingredients. Slowly heat up the bun dough in the steamer.

Bring to the boil over a medium heat then lower the bamboo steamer in covering it with its lid. To make the dough in advance mix the yeast with cool water instead of warm. The flour liquid water oil ratio is 21 by weight.

Put the remaining risen buns on a baking tray in the fridge to stop them overproofing as the first batch steams. It may vary a little depending on the type and the brand of your flour. Mix into a dough adding a little extra water if needed.

In a separate bowl mix the vegetable oil and water. Add the flour into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook or into a large mixing bowl. Carefully pinch and fold the wrapper closed twisting the top to finish.

Bring a pot of water to boil. Roll the slightly sticky dough into a sausage shape on a lightly floured surface. Leave to prove for 1 hour or until doubled in size.

Dissolve the yeast and a pinch of sugar in 1 tbsp warm water then add it to the flour with the milk sunflower oil rice vinegar and 200ml water. Keep the cooked ones warm under foil while you steam the others. In a separate bowl whisk together the warm water and buttermilk or Greek yogurt.

To make a burger-shaped bao roll the proved bao dough into a long cylinder roughly 3-4cm in diameter then cut the cylinder into 3-4cm thick pieces. Heat 12 cup whole milk and 14 cup plus 2 tablespoons water together in the microwave until just warm to the touch about 20 seconds. Refrigerate uncovered while you make the bao dough or refrigerate overnight if making buns the next day.

Do not boil the water in the steamer and add the steaming rack directly. Let the mixture sit until the yeast starts to get foamy and bloom 4 to 6 minutes. To make the perfect bao buns you need both yeast and baking powder to help the buns to rise.

Your restaurant favourite made at home. Alternatively warm on the stovetop. Turn the heat down so the water is simmering and let the buns steam for 6 minutes.

Get your pleating fingers ready -- its ti. Mix together the flour caster sugar and ½ tsp salt in a large bowl see tip. Shape into 10 round ballsbuns.

Start by measuring all of the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. If doing it by hand knead for 15-20 mins. In a small bowl whisk together the water yeast and sugar until the yeast dissolves.

To the rest of the flour slowly add 110ml of warm water and start kneading. Using a 4 cutter cut out small circles. Stir with a spoon and then use your hands to knead until the dough comes together.

Knead as before then put in a bowl cover with clingfilm and chill overnight. The director of the short film Bao Domee Shis mother shared her recipe for bao and Im making and tasting them.