Snow White is craving for Pau (Chinese steam bun) and been wanted to try to make it. After some research from the internet, she finally did it today. It is quite successful and Babe also had fun in helping!
We have no bread machine so have to manual prepare the dough.
Ingredients
Bun:
3½ cups Hong Kong flour
1 tbsp shortening
¼ cup sugar
2½ tsp dry yeast
1 cup warm water
Fillings:
300g chicken fillet, cubed and marinate with salt and pepper
4 potatoes, cubed and steamed
1 big onion, diced
3 garlic, chopped
2 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp curry leaves
salt and sugar to taste
Methods
Bun:
1.Put 3 cups of flour into bowl, cut shortening and stir in 2 tbsp sugar.
2.Combine the remaining 2 tbsp sugar with the yeast and add 1/3 cup of warm water, stir until yeast is dissolved.
3. Add the remaining ½ cup flour, mix well.
4. Combine flour mixture, yeast mixture and remaining 2/3 cup of water. Knead on lightly floured board for 5 minutes or till the dough is smooth and elastic.
5. Place dough in a bowl and will be ready for use in 2 hours.
Fillings
1. Heat oil in a wok, stir fried the garlic, onion and curry powder and curry leaves till fragrant.
2. Add in chicken and fried till cooked.
3. Pour in the steam potatoes and add salt and sugar to taste.
This curry chicken fillings is fried by Rapunzel.
When the dough double in size after 2 hours, rolled the dough into logs and divide the log into 14 equal portions.
Put some flour on the hand and flatten the dough with a thicker center and thin edges.
Place one tablespoon of the fillings in the center of the dough. Form the bun by pulling the dough up and around the filing. Pinch and seal like a bundle.
Place the bun on a parchment paper (we did not managed to get the paper so we used the plastic for steaming herbal chicken).
After all the buns are form leave them rest for 20-30 minutes to allow the bun to rise. Meanwhile get water to boil for steaming. Place the buns in the steamer and steam for 15 minutes.
Babe try to from a "pig" pau also but see what it turn out. ^^
The before and after steamed.........
Babe did not destroy Snow White and Rapunzel's hard work, the rest turn out just fine and looking good!
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