Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Homemade Char Siu Bao


My first attempt at baking char siu bao was quite a success. I have tried and failed at baking with yeast before, so I was expecting my bread to come out flat and hard. I used a recipe from Visual Recipes and it turned out great. My char siu came pretty close to the ones that you can buy from a chinese bbq place. If I had use maltose instead of honey, I bet it would have been even better. I had alot of leftover char siu and filling. I stored them in the freezer for the next time around.
I sprinkled baking powder into the dough as I was kneading it for the last time and I think that helped make the bun even fluffier. I reheated some of these babies up for breakfast the next day. 20 minutes seconds in the microwave and the buns were still soft and fluffy.

3 comments:

  1. Hey, can you make some more?!!! :-)

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  2. This homemade char siu bao is one of the easiest i made at home that's pork recipes.

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    1. Holly - Most of the work was in waiting for everything to marinate and rise :o)

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