| 11/5/2005 |
| SIU PAU (BAKED CHINESE BUNS) |
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Recipe by Amy Beh
Cuisine: Chinese
Type of Dish: Bread, cakes and cookies
Cooking Method: Bake
Meal Types: Picnic Snacks Tea | | |

Siu Pau | Ingredients Filling 250g roast chicken meat, diced 1 onion, diced 1½ tbsp oil
Seasoning 1 tbsp light soya sauce 1 tbsp oyster sauce 3/4 tsp thick soya sauce 1 tbsp sugar 1/4 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp sesame oil 3/4 tbsp corn flour
Water dough 200g high protein flour, sifted 60g shortening 2 tbsp sugar 1/4 tsp salt 120ml water
Oil dough 160g high protein flour, sifted 100g shortening
Egg glaze 1 egg yolk, lightly beaten 1 tsp evaporated milk
Method To prepare filling, heat 1½ tablespoons oil in a non-stick pan, fry onion until soft then add chicken and seasoning to combine.
Toss well to mix.
Dish out and leave aside to cool before use.
Preparation
Water dough: Combine flour, shortening, sugar, salt and water in a mixing bowl. Mix together to form a smooth dough. Leave aside, covered with a damp tea towel for 10 minutes to rest.
Oil dough: Put flour in a mixing bowl. Rub in shortening to mix until a smooth dough is formed.
Leave aside to rest for 10 minutes.
Divide water dough into pieces of about 40g each. Wrap a piece of oil dough, about 25g in the centre.
Roll out into a longish flat piece. Roll up Swiss rollstyle. Use a small rolling pin to roll it out flat again.
Then roll up Swiss roll-style for the second time. Place the roll on a flat surface.
Lightly roll out flat into a circle. Wrap up with 1 heaped-tablespoon filling.
Wrap and pleat into a pau shape. Place on a piece of round greaseproof paper. Bake in preheated oven at 200°C for 20–30 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
Remove buns from the oven and while it is still very hot, brush with egg glaze.
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