banh bao

bentonville, AR
Updated on Mar 17, 2013

This is a Vietnamese steamed sweet bread with a pork filling. My ex husband taught me to make these.

prep time 1 Hr
cook time 25 Min
method Steam
yield Makes 40

Ingredients

  • DOUGH
  • 1 bag self rising flour 5 lb
  • 5 cups milk
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • MEAT
  • 4 pounds ground pork
  • 1 - yellow onion diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup dried black fungus i buy this at a asain market if you dont have them you can just leave them out
  • 2 teaspoons garlic salt
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 2 teaspoons pepper
  • 12 - hard boiled eggs

How To Make banh bao

  • Step 1
    Mix milk and sugar together. Take 1 cup of flour out (use for dusting later).Put flour into a large bowl.Slowly add milk and sugar mixture and oil.Will be very sticky. After mixing together place a towel and let rest for 45 minutes.
  • Step 2
    Soak the fungus for about 15 minutes in hot water, drain well.Mix all the meat ingrdients together. Except the eggs. Peel those and cut into 4 pieces.
  • Step 3
    When the dough is ready,dust your table with flour.kneed for maybe 5 minutes,then make into 2 long logs ( about 20 inches ).Cut each log into 20 pieces.
  • Step 4
    Roll each piece out into a round shape( mine arent so round..lol) You want the center a little thicker than the outer edges.
  • Step 5
    Place about a 1/4 cup meat mixture in the middle and a piece of egg.Bring up the sides and pinch together at the top.
  • Step 6
    Steam for 25 minutes on medium heat. These will fluff up so you want to leave about a inch or so between them.
  • Step 7
    My daughter saw a video on you tube how to make them into the shape of a pig.She had alot of fun making them into piggies.
  • Step 8
    When my ex makes these he also put a piece of chinese sausage in his. My daughter loves it but I didn't have any this time so we left it out. Fine with me I don't like it.

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Category: Sweet Breads
Ingredient: Pork
Method: Steam
Culture: Vietnamese
Keyword: #banh bao

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