Addie staff in the Kitchen: Steamed buns and dim sum

The steamed buns are cooked before being opened and filling inserted while the dim sum have the filling placed inside a dough parcel before it is cooked.

Both are cooked in a bamboo steamer available from shops selling specialised kitchen cookware.

I used Shredded Beef Short Rib for the filling.

Ingredients

Step 1:

• 1tbsp active yeast.
• 1tsp sugar.
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour.
• ¼ cup warm water.

Step 2:

• ½ cup warm water
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour.
• ¼tbsp salt.
• 2tbsp sugar.
• 1tbsp vegetable oil.
• 1/2tsp baking powder.

STEP 2: Mix yeast, 1tsp sugar, ¼ cup flour and ¼ cup warm water. Allow to stand for 30 minutes.

STEP 3: Mix ½ cup warm water, flour, salt, 2 tbsp sugar and vegetable oil to STEP 1 mixture. Roll over in a greased bowl and let it stand for about 3 hours until it rises to triple the size.

STEP 11: If you have completed step 10 correctly your crescent will stand without flopping over.

Recipe taken from www.allrecipes.com