Roast Pork Buns (Char Siu Bao)
Legendary Chinatown bakery-style roast pork buns featuring an ultra-soft, rich dough that feels as light as a cloud and resembles brioche. Each bun is filled with a rich, savory-sweet chilled char siu mixture and wrapped tightly before baking.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Flatten portions of soft enriched dough by hand. → Place chilled char siu filling into the center. → Pinch the dough edges closed to form a smooth ball. → Place shaped buns onto baking trays.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Flatten portions of soft enriched dough by hand. → Place chilled char siu filling into the center. → Pinch the dough edges closed to form a smooth ball. → Place shaped buns onto baking trays.
Introduction
Legendary Chinatown bakery-style roast pork buns featuring an ultra-soft, rich dough that feels as light as a cloud and resembles brioche. Each bun is filled with a rich, savory-sweet chilled char siu mixture and wrapped tightly before baking.
Step 1
Take a portion of proofed, soft enriched dough and gently flatten and stretch it in the palm of your hand into a flat round wrapper.
Step 2
Spoon a generous amount of chilled, pasty char siu filling into the center of the flattened dough.
Step 3
Bring the edges of the dough up around the filling, pleating and pinching firmly to seal it into a smooth, round bun.
Step 4
Arrange the shaped buns evenly spaced on parchment-lined baking sheets.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
The dough contains significant fat, making it closer to brioche in texture than standard milk bread.
Keeping the char siu filling cold and pasty prevents melted fat and sauce from leaking out during wrapping.
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