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With these innovative methods for making buns, your entire family can enjoy a light yet nutritious breakfast to fuel their day with plenty of energy
You often hastily buy unhygienic roadside buns for your breakfast. With these simple and unique bun-making methods, you can prepare your own breakfast without spending too much time!
1. How to Make Pumpkin Buns with Chicken Filling
Ingredients for Making Pumpkin Buns with Chicken Filling:
Dough Part:
- Salt: 1.5g; yeast: 5g; sugar: 40g; wheat flour: 250g; 40g vegetable oil; steamed and mashed pumpkin: 80g; fresh milk: 60ml.
Filling Part:
- 2 boiled chicken eggs, each egg cut into four pieces;
- Finely chopped spring onions;
- 100g finely chopped onions;
- 250g chicken thigh meat, sliced.
Steps to Follow for Making Buns using this Method:
Step 1: Prepare the Filling
- Heat vegetable oil in a pan, then sauté the chopped onions until fragrant.
- Once the onions are fragrant, add the chicken and sauté until nearly cooked. Then add the spices and continue sautéing to let them absorb the flavors. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and let it cool.
Step 2: Dough
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix until the dough is smooth,
- Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and let the dough rest for 30-60 minutes to rise; - Divide the dough into 8 portions, then shape each portion into a ball and let the dough rest for an additional 15 minutes.
Step 3:
- Flatten the dough and place the cooked chicken and boiled egg in the center, then seal the edges to enclose the filling.
- Grease a baking tray with non-stick oil, arrange the buns on it, and cover with a damp cloth for about 15 minutes.
- Prepare a steamer, once the water is boiling, place the tray of buns inside and steam for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the buns from the steamer and serve hot!
With this method of making pumpkin buns with chicken filling, you only need to follow three steps to have a nutritious breakfast bun.
Finished Product of Making Pumpkin Buns with Chicken Filling
2. How to Make Dragon Fruit Buns
Ingredients for Making Dragon Fruit Buns
- Wheat flour: 200g;
- Condensed milk: 50g; sweetened fresh milk: 150ml; black sesame seeds: 3 spoons; baking powder: 10g
- Artichoke flower syrup or beetroot syrup: ½ spoon.
Steps to Follow:
Step 1:
Mix condensed milk, sweetened fresh milk, and baking powder thoroughly, knead for about 15 minutes until the dough is not sticky.
Step 2:
Divide the dough mixture into 2 parts, one part 30 and one part 70. Mix the 30 part with syrup to create a red color similar to dragon fruit, mix the 70 part with black sesame seeds similar to dragon fruit seeds.
Step 3
Shape the dough into a round filling and roll out the outer layer thinly, then wrap the outer layer around the filling to form a circle.
Step 4:
Place the dough in a steaming basket and let it rest for about 10 minutes. Turn on the stove and steam the buns for about 30 minutes, then check if they are cooked.
Testing the buns: Use a toothpick to pierce the bun, if the dough sticks to the toothpick, the bun is not cooked yet!
Step 5:
Once the cake is cooked, place it on a plate and cut it into long pieces. Enjoy the warm cake for maximum deliciousness!
An enticing outcome of making longan bun
Making longan bun is truly extraordinary, isn't it? It's difficult to find such a delicious bun like this at any bakery.
3. How to Make Coconut Bun Filling
Ingredients for Coconut Bun Filling:
- For the bun dough: all-purpose flour: 200g; salt: ¼ teaspoon; sugar: 10g; powdered milk: 10g; fresh milk: 120ml; yeast: 3g; square parchment paper: 7 to 8 pieces.
- For the bun filling: steamed salted duck eggs: 5 pieces; melted butter: 70g; whipping cream: 80ml; cornstarch: 15g; condensed milk: 1 tablespoon, powdered milk: 60g.
Steps to Follow for Making These Coconut Buns:
Step 1:
Blend butter, salted duck eggs, cream in a blender for 1 minute. Then add all remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. Transfer the mixture into a bowl covered with food wrap and place it in the refrigerator to let the filling firm up for about 1 to 2 hours.
Step 2:
Mix the flour, yeast, powdered milk, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Pour warm milk and mix well until the dough is smooth and not sticky. Shape the dough into a round ball. Dip a cloth in warm water, then wring it dry and cover the bowl with it, let it ferment for about 40 to 50 minutes.
Step 3:
After fermenting, when the dough has doubled in size, divide it into 7 to 8 small portions and shape each portion into a round ball.
Step 4:
Roll out the dough thinly, place the filling in the center, then shape it into a round ball again. Place on small parchment paper squares until all the dough is used up, then arrange the buns on a steamer tray.
Step 5:
Steam the buns in a steamer for about 6 to 7 minutes until cooked. Turn off the heat, remove the buns, and you have a delightful coconut bun ready to enjoy.
A fantastic recipe for coconut bun filling
By following the above method, you'll achieve a soft and fluffy bun with a tantalizingly bright filling that oozes out from the inside.
