How to make steamed Pau

Basic Steamed Pau

Ingredients
(A)
500g low protein flour/superfine flour shift with 1tsp baking powder
1 ½ tbsp caster sugar
10g instant active yeast
(B)
+ - 200ml warm water
(C)
2 tbsp corn oil/sunflower oil
Filling
Lotus paste, red bean paste or kaya, or vegetable

Method
1. Put all ingredients (A) into the mixer bowl using speed 1 for stirring.
2. Still at speed 1 slowly pour (B) into the mixture till it almost forms a dough.
3. Now add (C), change speed to 2 and knead dough till it become shinning and smooth dough. (about 10-15 minutes)
4. Remove dough from dough hook, knead into a ball and cover with a damp cloth for proving until double in size.
5. Remove from bowl, knead the dough and divide into small portions (30g each)
6. Flatten dough and wrap filling in and leave it to prove for 15-20 minutes or until double in size. Put into cup cake paper. (size 12)
7. Steam at pre-heated steamer at high heat for 15-20 minutes.

8. Ready to serve.

Tips
-You can put any type of filling.
-Lotus, red bean and kaya paste you can buy from baking shop.
-For the vegetable pau, fry shredded sengkuan and carrot together. Must fry till dry.
-Don’t put too close between each pau when steaming to aviod side of the pau uncooked.


Equipment use: Kitchen Aid Artisan KSM150
Steamer
Tim sum bamboo steamer
Triax Infrared cooker