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Chinese Sausage Buns

Ingredients
  

Tangzhong

  • 25 grams bread flour
  • 125 mL water

Bread dough

  • 360 grams bread flour
  • 60 grams sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp yeast
  • 1 egg
  • 100 grams milk
  • 30 grams butter, softened

Filling

  • 8 sausages (cooked)

Instructions
 

  • Make the tangzhong by combining 25 grams flour and 125mL water together in a pot. Heat this on medium heat until it thickens into a paste. Allow this to cool to room temperature before using.
  • In a large bowl, combine together flour, salt, sugar, and yeast.
  • Add in the egg, milk, and tangzhong. Knead until it forms a rough dough
  • Add in the butter and continue to knead
  • Let the dough rest for ~40 minutes until doubled in size
  • Lightly knead the dough and separate the dough into 8 pieces. Knead each piece of dough into a ball and let rest 15 minutes.
  • Take a piece of dough and use a rolling pin to roll it out flat. Then roll the dough up into a log and wrap it around the sausage. Repeat this step with all 8 pieces of dough.
  • Let rest 45-60 minutes.
  • Brush the buns with an egg wash
  • Baker at 350F/177C for 25 minutes