Bunny shaped bao (steamed buns) with egg and bacon filling
Makes about 12 bunniesFor the dough:
- 400g / 14 oz. all-purpose white flour
- 1 packet (7g) dry yeast
- 2 Tbs. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 220ml / a bit less than 1 U.S. cup warm water
- 2 Tbs. vegetable oil (such as canola, safflower)
- extra flour for rolling out
- 150g / about 5 oz (a few slices) bacon, speck or pancetta, cut into small dice
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp. soy sauce
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. mirin
- 3 Tbs. chives, finely chopped
Make the dough. In a large bowl mix the dry ingredients together well. Add the warm water a little at a time, mixing all the time, until it forms a shaggy ball. Add the oil and knead in the bowl until the dough cleans the sides. Place on a board (lightly floured if necessary) and knead until smooth. Form into a ball, place back in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Leave until risen to about 2 1/2 times its original size, about 1 hour.
In the meantime, make the filling. In a dry non-stick frying pan, fry the the bacon bits until crispy but not too black. Drain well on a paper towel.
Mix together the egg, soy sauce, sugar and mirin. In the same non-stick frying pan, mix the egg around to make scrambled eggs that are firm but not hard (take of the heat while still soft, and they’ll continue to cook to the ideal firmness). Add the chives and the bacon at the end and mix well. Let cool to room temperature.
Punch down the risen dough, roll into a snake and cut into 12 equal pieces. Make each piece into a small, smooth ball. Cover with a dampened kitchen towel and let rest for about 15 minutes.
Cut the parchment paper into 12 10cm / 4 inches or so sized squares.
Make ready the steaming equipment.








Notes
The dough here is a bit more delicate than the basic one I gave for steamed buns previously. The trick to making the bunnies smooth and cute is to not overhandle the dough, and to keep the surface moist when letting them rest. Don’t use bread flour - use all-purpose, or even cake flour. (The dough recipe comes from a fantastic book in Japanese called Peking (Beijing) Style Flour Cooking by Wu Wuen.)To make ahead, steam them, let them cool a bit and put into plastic bags and freeze. You can steam them from frozen for about 20-25 minutes until hot.
Credits to :http://www.justhungry.com/easter-brunch-bunny-bao-steamed-buns
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