Siopao (Filipino Steamed Buns)
4.3
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- Total
- 105 min
Instructions
- 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.
By lola