Steamed Bun Recipes

Steamed Bun Recipes

Chinese Steam Bao Buns “挂包”

Craving for these chinese steam bao buns. Since I had to stay home, I had no choice but to make them. Made a lot of tweaks to the recipe and finally managed to get the right texture. This chinese steam bao bun recipe makes really springy, cotton soft and fluffy buns just like the restaurants. […]

Steamed Bun Recipes

Matcha Chocolate Bao “抹茶巧克力包”

I went to Din Tai Fung “鼎泰豐” (a famous taiwanese restaurant) a couple of months ago. Came across chocolate bao in their menu. It looked so yummy, I wanted to give it a try as one of my recipes. For this chocolate bao recipe, I used Lindt macha white chocolate that melts easily at slightly […]

Steamed Bun Recipes

Chinese Steam Custard Bun |Nai Wong Bao|奶黄包

These Chinese Steam Custard Buns are super soft fluffy and the custard is so fragrant, smooth and creamy it just melts in your mouth! This special recipe is similar to the custard bao texture you have at the Chinese restaurants. They are not the chewy type but soft cottony fluffy texture. The custard is made […]

Steamed Bun Recipes

Red Tortoise Nine Emperor Gods Festival | 九王爷

Red tortoise buns are brought to the temple for prayers during the Nine Emperor Gods Festival (“Gao Ong Yah” 九皇大帝/九王爷)。 This Nine Emperor Gods Festival is mainly celebrated in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. This year, the Nine Emperor Gods Festival was celebrated from 28 September 2019 to 7 October 2019. During this period, devotees will […]