Name: Siopao (Filipino Steamed Buns)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 3.3333332538605 cups all-purpose flour; 0.5 cup white sugar; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast; 1 cup lukewarm water; 0.25 cup vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or as needed

Ingredients

16 serv.

3.3333332538605 cups all-purpose flour
0.5 cup white sugar
0.5 teaspoon salt
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1 cup lukewarm water
0.25 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or as needed

Instructions

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1 Mix flour, sugar, salt, and yeast together in a large bowl. Add water and 1/4 cup oil; mix into a dough. Knead until smooth and elastic, at least 10 minutes. Dust with extra flour if necessary.
2 Warm up the oven for 1 minute. Turn oven off.
3 Oil a large bowl; place dough inside and cover with cheesecloth. Place in the warmed oven until size has doubled, about 1 hour.
4 Punch down dough. Keep in the oven until risen, at least 15 minutes more. Knead dough onto a flat work surface and divide into 12 golf-sized balls. Roll out each ball and fill with choice of filling (see footnote for my chicken and pork filling). Gather and twist the edges together to secure the filling.
5 Place each siopao on a 3x3-inch piece of wax paper.
6 Place siopao in a steamer and steam for 30 minutes.