Bao Buns

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    3hrs 5mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    546
based on 29 ratings

These soft steamed buns are fun to make and even better to eat! Mix, knead and prove in the bowl, then steam in the steaming basket.

recipe updated Feb 20, 2024

Ingredients

  • Caster sugar icon
    Caster sugar
    40 g
  • Milk icon
    Milk
    50 ml
  • Water icon
    Water
    250 ml
  • Active dried yeast icon
    Active dried yeast
    7 g
  • Vegetable oil icon
    Vegetable oil
    25 g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    500 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ½ teaspoon
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    1 ½ teaspoons
  • Water icon
    Water
    500 ml

Tools

  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Steaming basket - cooking chef xl
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"
  • kCook icon Cooking chef xl bowl
  • kCook icon Lightly floured surface
  • kCook icon Heatproof bowl

Step preview

  1. Cut parchment paper into squares big enough for your bao to sit on and set aside
  2. Attach the Dough Tool
  3. Add caster sugar, milk, water, active dried yeast and vegetable oil to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  4. Let rest until dissolved - 5 min
  5. Add all purpose flour, salt and baking powder to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  6. Lift the Cooking Chef head and fit the heat shield
  7. Knead with splashguard fitted - 10 min, Speed 1
  8. Remove the dough from the bowl and scrape down the sides
  9. Lightly oil the bowl and return the dough back into the bowl
  10. Remove the Dough Tool
  11. Prove with splashguard fitted - 1 hr, 30°C, Speed OFF
  12. Transfer dough to lightly floured surface
  13. Roll into a log
  14. Divide into pieces
  15. Roll into balls
  16. Roll out into an oval shape
  17. Lightly oil the dough
  18. Lightly oil a chopstick, place in the centre of the dough and fold the dough over the chopstick
  19. Place each piece of dough onto a square of parchment paper
  20. Transfer shaped dough to baking sheet
  21. Cover with kitchen towel
  22. Prove until doubled - 1 hr
  23. Add water to the Cooking Chef XL Bowl
  24. Remove the oiled chopstick from each bao
  25. Place shaped dough on Steaming basket
  26. Attach the steaming basket
  27. Steam - 20 min, 100°C, Speed OFF
  28. Remove the buns and set aside
  29. Repeat with the rest
  30. Serve
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