How do you make banh bao from home?

Answer 1

banh bao dough:

4 cups of self raising flour

1 cup of milk

3/4 cup of sugar

banh bao filling:

1/2 lb of pork

1/4 cup of black fungus soften with warm water and then diced

2 Chinese sausage link

1 can of quail eggs

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of pepper

a couple dash of fish sauce

instructions

banh bao dough:

first stir milk and sugar together until the sugar has dissolve then in a big bowl slowly stir in the milk with the sugar in it mix until the dough is soft.

banh bao filling:

Combine pork, onions, black fungus, salt, pepper, and fish sauce. Taste to your liking.Cut each sausage link into 10 smaller pieces.

Rinse quail eggs.

assembling banh bao:

1. Cut the the dough into smaller portion to your liking and roll it into a ball. Make sure you cover whatever you are not working with because they will harden.

2. Flatten the dough with your palm and then use the rolling pin to shape and flatten your dough more evenly. This is a good time to use the flour you saved from before. Rub some on the rolling pin and the surface you are working on.

3. Once you get it into a flat circular shape, you are now ready for the filling. Scoop about 1/2-1 tablespoon portion of the pork mixture. Add the Chinese sausage and quail eggs as well.

4. Begin bringing the corner of the dough to the middle and scrunch them together. Twist and seal the dough together.