Steamed Buns With Meat Filling

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water (110f)
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (bleached, if possible)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water, warm
• 1/2 cup low-fat milk, warm
• 1 tablespoon shortening, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• meat, for filling (bbq lamb, or whatever you choose)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine yeast and 1/4 cup water. let stand for 5 minutes, until foamy.
• 2 add 2 1/2 cups flour, sugar, water, milk, shortening and baking powder and stir well.
• 3 add remaining flour gradually until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl.
• 4 turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 2-3 minutes.
• 5 place in a large ziploc bag to rise (or a bowl, covered with plastic wrap) until doubled, 45-60 minutes.
• 6 cut 12 3-inch squares of parchment paper.
• 7 turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and flatten. divide dough into 12 pieces.
• 8 keeping the unused pieces of dough covered with a dish towel, flatten a piece of dough into a circle with the center slightly thicker than the outside (approx 4-5 inches in diameter).
• 9 place about 2 tbsp filling in the center of the dough and close the dough around the filling, pinching to seal. place seam-side down on a square of parchment and place on a baking sheet.
• 10 repeat with all dough. cover baking sheet with a clean dish towel and let rise for 15-20 minutes.
• 11 steam buns for 18-20 minutes, in batches if necessary, until springy to the touch. serve hot.