Steamed Scallion Buns (花卷）

16 servings

Steamed Scallion Buns

Equipment

  • steamer

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 tsp active yeast
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • pinch of salt and pepper
  • 3 scallions
  • 2 tsp extra oil

Instructions

  1. Mix water, yeast, and sugar. Cover with a wet cloth and let sit for 10 minutes.
  2. Combine flour, baking powder, oil, salt, and yeast mixture. Knead dough. Cover with a wet cloth and let rise for 1 hour.
  3. Roll out the dough into a rectangle. Roll it to .3 mm thickness.
  4. Brush the extra oil and sprinkle chopped scallions and a little bit of salt and pepper.
  5. Roll up the dough into a tube, then slice into 16 pieces.
  6. For each piece, use a chopstick to push down slightly in the middle, then stick the chopstick through the middle.
  7. Cover with a wet cloth and let rise for 1 hour.
  8. Steam over boiling water for 10 minutes.

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