Toasting Sesame Seeds
Heat a pan. Once hot, add in the sesame seeds. Cook over medium heat until lightly brown. Keep moving around to evenly toast. Leave to cool and place in an air-tight container for future use.
Preparing the dough
You can watch the video below for a complete step-by-step on how to make these buns.
In a large bowl, mix together all dry ingredients.
Mix warm soy milk and oil. Pour it in the flour mixture while mixing. I used wooden chocksticks and a spatula to mix everything together. Keep mixing until a dough is formed
Shape the dough into a ball. You can use your hands! Knead for a few minutes, around 20-30 times.
Brush the bowl with some oil then place in the dough. Cover it with a towel and let it rest in a warm place for 45 minutes to 1 hour to let the dough rise until almost doubled in size.
Making the filling
Place the scallions, salt, five spice powder, and sesame seeds in a bowl. Mix well.
Heat your oil in a small sauce pan over medium for around 2 minutes or until small bubbles start to appear. You can also microwave your oil at high for around 2.5 minutes. Be sure to use a microwave safe container. Pour the hot oil in the scallion mixture. Mix well then set aside.
Shaping the dough
Once the dough has risen, flour your work surface. Take the dough out of the bowl.
Punch a hole in the center of the dough and stretch apart, to make a donut shape. Keep stretching.
Divide the dough into 12 pieces. Each piece will be around 55 to 60 grams.
Roll or shape each piece of dough into a ball. Cover them with a towel so they don’t dry out while your roll them piece-by-piece. To make a wrapper, press down on the ball of dough and lightly flatten it over the surface.
Sprinkle a little flour on top and lightly coat your rolling pin with some flour as well. While using a rolling pin, roll out the dough by moving the pin forward and backward. Rotate the dough 90 degrees and repeat the movement. Continue to roll out the dough until you have a wrapper that’s around 4 by 6.5″ inches in size.
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