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Bakpao Daging

steamed buns
Servings 0

Ingredients

Buns

  • 500 grams all purpose flour
  • a dash of salt
  • 200 ml luke warm milk
  • 50 ml milk
  • 1 heaping tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 2 tbsps vegetable oil

Filling

  • 2-3 hamburgers
  • 1 carrot dice
  • kernel from 1 corn
  • 1 onion chop
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced carrot leaves
  • 3 cubes Hungarian Halaszle
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup water or as needed
  • 3 green onions thinly slice

Instructions

Buns

  • Add yeast into lukewarm milk, let stand for 20-30 minutes (until foamy stage).
  • Mix dry ingredients, make a well in the center, add in vegetable oil, and pour the yeast mixture. Knead.
  • When it's needed, add in the other 50 ml milk bits by bits while keep kneading, until dough is smooth and pliable.
  • Let rest until doubled in size (don't forget to cover it with damp towel).
  • Punch down dough, divide into 20 balls. Flatten each either with rolling pin or simply with your hands/palms, place filling in the center, top with green onion slices, seam to seal.
  • Let rest filled dough until doubled in size again; then steam to cook (20-25 minutes)

Filling

  • Heat olive oil, saute onion, brown the ground beef (hamburger). Add in the rest of the ingredients, stir to cook well. Let cool before filling dough.
  • If you wish to fill with sweets such as red bean, custard, or jam; add 1-2 tbsp of sugar to the dry ingredients for the dough before pouring the yeast mixture.
  • Halaszle cubes can be purchased at European stores, if not, substitute with any ready spice with beef flavoring (soup base is also great!)