Chinese Sugar Buns
Chinese sugar bun is one of the most famous Chinese dim sum. It is quite popular in Northern China with soft wrappers and sweet filling.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3/4 tbsp. flour
- 4 tbsp. brown sugar powder
- 1 tbsp. roasted sesame seeds
- 300 g all-purpose flour (, around 2 cups)
- 2 tsp. instant yeast ( around 3g)
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- 150 ml water (, + 10ml more for adjusting )
- 1 tbsp. vegetable cooking oil
- a small pinch of salt
Instructions
- 1
Mix brown sugar with flour and sesame seeds. Slightly crush to remove any bumps.
- 2
Add flour, salt, sugar, vegetable cooking oil and water in a large bowl. The dough should be kneaded for 8 to 10 minutes until very smooth in surface and becomes white (because we only knead once). Shape the dough into a long log and divide into 10 portions.
- 3
Place around 3/4 tablespoons of filling in center. Assemble the dough as triangle. Rest the buns in room temperature for 1 hour (20 degree C in room temperature) until they are 1.5 times in size and can recovery very quickly if you press the skin. In winter days, I love to place them in an oven with a plate of hot boiling water at the bottom. This can speed up the proofing in cold weather.
- 4
Set up the steamer with cold water and steam for 12 minutes. Then rest for another 5 minutes. Enjoy hot!