Name: Chinese BBQ Pork Buns (Baked Char Siu Bao)
Prep time: 240 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 265 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 2/3 cup heavy cream ((at room temperature)); 1 cup milk ((whole milk preferred, but you can use 2%, at room temperature)); 1 large egg ((at room temperature)); 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 cup cake flour ((can substitute 1/2 cup all purpose flour sifted with 1 tbsp cornstarch)); 3 1/2 cups bread flour ((tap measuring cup to avoid air pockets)); 1 tablespoon active dry yeast ((or instant yeast)); 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1/2 cup shallots ((or onion, finely chopped)); 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons light soy sauce; 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil; 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce; ¾ cup chicken stock; 2 tablespoons all purpose flour; 2 cups Chinese roast pork; egg wash ((1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water) ); 1 tablespoon sesame seeds ((optional)); 1 tablespoon granulated sugar ((dissolved in 1 tablespoon boiling water))

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Chinese BBQ Pork Buns (Baked Char Siu Bao)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 16 · 4h 25m total

Servings

Calories

16% of a 2,000 cal day

319KCAL

Protein

12g24% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat11g

14%

Saturated4g

21%

Unsaturated7g

—

Total Carbs42g

15%

Fiber1g

Total Sugars11g

—

incl. Added Sugars7g

13%

Starch29g

—

Sodium568mg

25%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Soft, fluffy milk bread buns filled with Chinese BBQ pork. They're a favorite from Chinese bakeries, both savory and slightly sweet.

Ingredients

16 SERVINGS

⅔ cupheavy cream — room temperature
1 cupwhole milk — at room temperature, or 2% milk
1large egg
⅓ cupsugar
½ cupcake flour) — (can substitute 1/2 cup all purpose flour sifted with 1 tbsp cornstarch
3½ cupsbread flour
1 tbspactive dry yeast — or instant yeast
1½ tspsalt
2 tbspvegetable oil
½ cupshallots — finely chopped, or onion
2 tbspgranulated sugar
2 tsplight soy sauce
2 tbspoyster sauce
1½ tspsesame oil
2 tspdark soy sauce
¾ cupchicken stock
2 tbspall purpose flour
2 cupsChinese roast pork
egg wash ) — (1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water
1 tbspsesame seeds — optional
1 tbspgranulated sugar) — (dissolved in 1 tablespoon boiling water

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Method

4h 25m total

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