Baked Buns Recipe

I've always loved these baked buns filled with stuff. In Indonesia, judged from the Bakery names, they were introduced bu the Dutch. Don't quote me on that though! But look, Netherland Bakery, Holland Bakery, etc. These were before BreadTalk and BreadLife time. I still like Holland Bakery better anyway.

Everywhere else, though, it seems like they were called Chinese Buns, but filled with different stuff. Instead of Chocolate, Banana, Cheese, Beef, or Wiener filled, they would be BBQ Pork, Curry, Pineapple, or Custard filled. To me, the dough are the same, though.

So I got a recipe from my Aunt who used to own a bakery. She even had durian filled ones!

What you need:

• 500 gr. High gluten flour (bread flour)
• 6 tbsp sugar
• 1 pack (11 gr) instant yeast
• 7 Egg yolks
• 200 ml warm water
• 200 gr. Margarine
• Fillings (ham, wieners, grated cheese, chocolate chips, etc.)
• 1 egg for brushing

The How To:

• Mix flour, sugar, yeast, and egg yolks
• Slowly add warm water and mix well
• Knead in Margarine, or in my case, use the KitchenAid
• Knead well, cover bowl, and let rise for an hour
• Punch the dough down, and knead again
• Shape them to balls, and put fillings in if desired. Let them sit to rise some more.
• Brush the top of the buns with beaten egg (optional)
• Preheat oven to 250 Celcius
• Turn dial down to 150 Celcius and bake for approx 22 minutes.

Tips:

• Use the hook attachment with your KitchenAid, no kneading by hand would be necessary. I just used the hook right from the beginning.
• This recipe fits a KitchenAid Bowl perfectly, I just used the bowl's lid while it was rising.
• Brushing the top of the buns will prevent them from drying out too quickly.
• You can shape them to anything you want. If you place them close together, they will rise and stick to each other (which can work to your advantage in shaping them). Look at the picture.
• Enjoy!