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banh bao

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Vickie H
@bossymommy
bentonville, AR

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

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 25 Min
method Steam

Ingredients For banh bao

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

How To Make banh bao

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 6
    Steam for 25 minutes on medium heat. These will fluff up so you want to leave about a inch or so between them.
  • 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.
  • 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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