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Bakpao

Indonesian style steamed buns

Ingredients

Filling - Meat

  • 5 mini potatoes
  • A handful baby carrots
  • 200-250 g ground beef
  • 1/4 c water/broth
  • 1/2 tbsp Vegeta powder
  • A pinch of ground white pepper
  • 1 celery optional
  • 5 garlic slice/dice
  • 1/4 of a large onion dice

Dough

  • 1 1/4 c lukewarm milk plus 2 tbsp lukewarm water
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 - 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
  • 3 c flour
  • 1/3 c skim milk powder
  • 1/2 tbsp icing sugar

Filling - Sweets

  • Jam/spread of your choice
  • Choc chips

Instructions

Filling - Meat

  • Dice/slice veggies, set aside
  • Dice/slice onion and garlic, set aside
  • Brown beef, discard fat
  • Add in onion and garlic, stir
  • Add in veggies, lower heat, cook til somewhat soften
  • Pour in broth or water, season with Vegeta and white pepper
  • Cook til veggies totally soften
  • Set aside to cool

Dough

  • Mix in sugar and lukewarm milk, sprinkle with yeast, let bloom
  • Mix flour, icing sugar, and milk powder
  • Pour in yeast, knead
  • Let rest til doubled, punched out air and divide into portions

Steamed Buns

  • Flatten each portion, place fillin in center (either meat or sweets)
  • Seam to seal into round buns
  • Let rest til doubled
  • Preheat steamer, steam buns 5-8 mins

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