My sicky 8 yo doesn’t have much appetite. He asked for fried noodle, indomie, I made and after a spoon he didn’t want it. He then asked for PB & jam sandwich, after a bite he gagged. Mandarin, his favorite, nope, tofu dessert, no. He’d like cold chocolate milk, he said, and we had none ?

So I quickly made steamed buns for lunch. He ate one, and my buns are fat, so am happy, at least he eats something for energy.

In my head, I wanted to make hamster-like buns, but my buns rose nicely and fluffy they became fat guinea pigs instead ????

I juiced beet, kale, carrot and celery this morning and I used the pulp for these steamed buns filling.

Filling

2 shallots, thinly sliced
3 garlic, thinly sliced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp hemp seeds
1/3 c x 2 of TVP, mixed with 1 tbsp dehydrated veggies, soften in enough hot water to bloom

1/3 c packed juice pulp

How To

Place everything on nonstick pan and cook til soften, on medium heat, adding low sodium soy sauce, sesame oil, freshly cracked black pepper, and Vegeta powder, to taste.
Stir in a little dried basil and tarragon
Cool to room temperature

While filling is cooling, let’s make the buns!

Buns

1 1/4 c unsweetened almond milk
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp active dry yeast
3 c flour
1 tsp Vegeta powder/seasoning powder/salt

How To

In a bowl, heat milk to lukewarm, 45 seconds in microwave
Stir in sugar and yeast, let stand to bloom, 5 mins

Mix flour and Vegeta powder in another bowl
Once yeast bloomed, pour into flour mixture, knead
Cover with cling wrap, let stand in warm area for 20 mins
Punch down dough, divide @45 g each (it will make 8 buns)
Flatten and fill with 2 tbsp of filling, seam to seal
With scissor, cut a tail and eyes
On the eyes area, brush with a little water and stick two black chia seed (for eyes)

Let stand buns to rise again, for 20 mins
Steam on preheated steamer for 10 mins

Voila ? The fat guinea pigs are ready ????

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