"Fast" Chinese Steam Buns?!


Question: "Fast" Chinese Steam Buns?
I haven't had Chinese Steam Buns is years and I am really wanting some again, but there is no where in my area to get them. I've been looking at recipes for them and I am wondering if it might be possible to use frozen bread/roll dough instead of making the dough from scratch. It would shave hours off the making time. I ask because I have seen some recipes that say to use refrigerator biscuits or hot roll mix. I don't think the biscuit route is what I would like, and hot roll mix is just bread mix you still have to let it rise and all that. If a basic bread dough will work then can't I use frozen bread dough?

As any one tried to make Chinese steam rolls using frozen bread dough? Does it work out well and taste good?

Answers:

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not at all ur better of buying them

What kind are u looking for? that would answer part of it. some , you could go to some oriental place and buy dough, then fill with wuteva u like, but some, like the GOOD lotus buns, should use homemade dough.

I have made sio pao buns that are steamed, some put meat in the middle and steam them.Filipino style but similar.
I have tried the frozen dough but their was an after taste. so maybe try googling sio pao dough recipes. When i make them i use flour, dry yeast , some water, sugar basically and make a double batch.
heres the recipe i use:
SIOPAO
41/2 c. all purpose flour
3 teaspoons yeast
1 1/2 c luke warm water
4 T sugar
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
Dissolve yeast in water, add sugar and flour to make sponge. use a wooden spoon and beat. let rise double in bulk 30 min. add rest of flour/1/4 cup shortening and mix all well. use remaining 1/4 c. shortening to grease surface to knead on. divide into about 20 balls. flatten balls and put a filling of your choice in middle, seal and gather edges together. steam on steamer that was greased, may use wax paper cut into squares.let raise for 25 minutes. steam. may take 1-1/2 hours for a few batches .you can use sweet bean/meats/veggies~ good luck~I have not found a shortcut yet.

Lets Cook with Nora (Philippines1969)


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