Steamed Vegetable Buns (Baozi)- (Chinese)

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Steamed Vegetable Buns (Baozi)- (Chinese)

 

3 tsp. Yeast

1 tsp. Sugar, brown

1 lb White Flour (about 2 1/4 c.)

1/2 tsp. Salt

1 c. Water (warm)

2 c. stir fried vegetables of your choice

 

 

Sprinkle the yeast into the cup of luke warm water in a bowl. Add the

sugar and stir. Let the yeast rise until double in size. Put the

flour in a bowl and stir in the yeast mixture. Add more warm water (1-

1 1/2 cups) gradually to make a nice elastic dough. Knead well, cover

with a cloth and let rise for an hour in a warm place.

 

When the dough has doubled in size, knead it again for a few minutes

and roll out on a floured board to make a long sausage about 2

fingers in diameter. Cut the sausage into rounds about 1 finger in

thickness. Flatten each round with the palm of your hand and roll out

to make a small pancake. Put a tablespoon of stir fry vegetable

filling in the center. Gather the edges of the pancake and pinch them

together at the top with a little twist. This will create

characteristic pleats at the sides of the little dumpling. Put the

dumplingts on damp muslin, waxed paper or foil on a rack in a steamer

and steam over a high heat for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

 

Hint: It is best to have the stir fried vegetables chopped small so a

nice mixture of the vegetables can easily fit inside the buns. You

may also add some whole wheat flour to the dough if desired. These

freeze well and can be re-heated by putting them in the microwave

inside a bag.