Name: Steamed Tuna Bao Buns
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American-Asian
Ingredients: as needed All-purpose flour; as needed Rice flour; as needed Tapioca starch (or potato starch); 0.5 each Dry active yeast; 1 tbsp Honey; as needed Milk (warm); 1 tbsp Vegetable oil; to taste Salt; to taste White granulated sugar; 8 oz Lukewarm water; as needed Canned tuna; as needed Canned pineapple (in juice), cut into small pieces; 1 tbsp Canned pineapple juice; as needed Barbecue sauce; as needed Seasoning powder (paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, ginger, star anise); pinch Vegeta seasoning; 1 tsp Spicy mustard; as needed Shelled whole peanuts

Starter

8 servings

283 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Bloom the yeast by combining dry active yeast and honey in about 8 oz warm water with milk.

Dry active yeastHoneyLukewarm waterMilk (warm)

Step 2

Sift in and mix the all-purpose flour, rice flour, and tapioca starch into the liquid.

All-purpose flourRice flourTapioca starch (or potato starch)

Step 3

Add salt and sugar, and begin combining the dough with an oiled spatula, adding flour until it starts to come together.

SaltWhite granulated sugarVegetable oilAll-purpose flourRice flourTapioca starch (or potato starch)

Step 4

Knead the dough, adding flour as needed and oiling hands if sticky.

All-purpose flourRice flourTapioca starch (or potato starch)Vegetable oil

Step 5

Add up to 1 tbsp vegetable oil if needed and continue kneading until the dough is elastic.

Vegetable oil

Step 6

Place the dough in a covered food-safe container to rise.

Step 7

Let the dough rise in a warm place for around 2 hours or until it no longer bounces back when poked.

Step 8

Combine tuna, pineapple pieces, peanuts and seasoning powder and mix until the tuna becomes paste-like.

Canned tunaCanned pineapple (in juice), cut into small piecesShelled whole peanutsSeasoning powder (paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, ginger, star anise)

Step 9

Add a little barbecue sauce to the filling to moisten (not too wet).

Barbecue sauce

Step 10

Optionally add 1 tbsp canned pineapple juice to sweeten the filling.

Canned pineapple juice

Step 11

Add spicy mustard to taste.

Spicy mustard

Step 12

Let the filling rest uncovered for around 2 hours.

Step 13

Portion the risen dough into pieces slightly larger than a golf ball and flatten each piece (don’t make too thin).

All-purpose flourRice flourTapioca starch (or potato starch)Dry active yeastHoneyMilk (warm)Vegetable oilSaltWhite granulated sugarLukewarm water

Step 14

Place filling onto each flattened dough piece and fold closed by pinching the edges to seal.

All-purpose flourRice flourTapioca starch (or potato starch)Dry active yeastHoneyMilk (warm)Vegetable oilSaltWhite granulated sugarLukewarm waterCanned tunaCanned pineapple (in juice), cut into small piecesCanned pineapple juiceBarbecue sauceSeasoning powder (paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, ginger, star anise)Vegeta seasoningSpicy mustardShelled whole peanuts

Step 15

Arrange buns in a steamer over boiling water and steam for 10–12 minutes.

Step 16

Serve the bao buns hot.

8 servings

283 cal/serving

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Ingredients

All-purpose flouras needed

Rice flouras needed

Tapioca starch (or potato starch)as needed

Dry active yeast½

Honey1 tbsp

Milk (warm)as needed

Vegetable oil1 tbsp

Saltto taste

White granulated sugarto taste

Lukewarm water8 oz

Canned tunaas needed

Canned pineapple (in juice), cut into small piecesas needed

Canned pineapple juice1 tbsp

Barbecue sauceas needed

Seasoning powder (paprika, salt, pepper, garlic powder, ginger, star anise)as needed

Vegeta seasoningpinch

Spicy mustard1 tsp

Shelled whole peanutsas needed

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