Homemade Steamed Buns: Take a Bao - Grit

Ingredients

• 4-1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1-1/2 cups whole or soy milk
• 3 tablespoons canola or other neutral cooking oil (optional)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar or sake
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon white or black pepper
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 cups chopped cooked pork shoulder or 1/2 pound uncooked ground pork
• 1/4 pound shiitake or cremini mushrooms, finely chopped
• 2 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage or green cabbage
• 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, dissolved in 1-1/2 tablespoons water
• 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and quartered lengthwise