Chinese steamed bun dough

Make it an Asian feast to remember with delicious sticky buns.

Recipe «Chinese steamed bun dough» presented in category Recipes / Appetiziers, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 3 cups flour, 1 1/2 tbsp caster sugar, 2 tsp instant dried yeast, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 cup warm water , 20g butter, at room temperature .

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour 
• 1 1/2 tbsp caster sugar 
• 2 tsp instant dried yeast 
• 2 tsp baking powder 
• 1 cup warm water 
• 20g butter, at room temperature 

Instructions

1. Place flour, sugar, yeast and baking powder in bowl of an electric beater fitted with a dough hook. Knead to combine. Add water and butter and knead on medium speed for 3-4 minutes or until a smooth dough. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Stand in a warm, draught-free place for 1 hour or until tripled in size.
2. Cut sixteen 12cm square pieces of baking paper.
3. Punch dough back with fist. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Cover dough with plastic wrap when not working with it. Divide dough into 2 batches. Roll each batch into a log. Cut each log into 8 pieces (keep dough covered with plastic wrap). Roll pieces into balls.
4. To make filled buns, roll each ball into a 10cm circle. Fill with a savoury meat or vegetable mixture or with a sweet mixture such as red beans. Fold over circle to enclose filling. Pinch edges together and twist to form a ball shape. Place on baking paper square. To cook, place in a steamer above a saucepan of boiling water and steam for 15 minutes.
5. To make pancakes, roll each ball into a 10cm circle. Place on baking paper square. To cook, place in a steamer above a saucepan of boiling water and steam for 15 minutes.