Bakpao Vegan (The Fat Hamster Steamed Buns of Veggies and TVP)

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 ????

Print Recipe

(The Fat) Hamster Steamed Buns (Veggies and TVP)

Ingredients

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

Dough

• 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

Instructions

• 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

Dough

• 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