Our soft and fluffy Thermomix Bao Buns served with leftover roast pork and crunchy asian slaw make the perfect family dinner.
If you're looking for a yummy new dinner to make in your Thermomix, this is it!!! Our Thermomix Bao Buns are always a massive hit with the whole family. I like to make these buns whenever I have leftover roast pork or pulled pork sitting in the fridge. Add some fresh crunchy slaw, some creamy mayo and you've got a delicious meal waiting for you!
This recipe makes quite a lot of buns (around 15-18) so if you're only feeding a couple of people, you can freeze the extra dough for another time. We find that 2-3 buns is plenty for an adult (unless you're super hungry of course!!).
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Thermomix Bao Buns
Ingredients
- 250 g warm water
- 60 g sugar
- 2 tsp dry yeast
- 520 g plain flour
- 60 g olive oil
- 1 ½ tsps salt
- 1 tbs baking powder
- 500 g extra water
- leftover roast pork (or pulled pork), slaw, Kewpie (Japanese) mayo and sesame seeds, to serve
Instructions
- To make the bun dough, place the water, sugar and yeast into the Thermomix bowl and mix for 8 seconds, Speed 3. Allow to rest for 5 minutes or until the mixture has turned frothy.
- Add the plain flour, olive oil, salt and baking powder into the Thermomix bowl and mix for 8 seconds, Speed 6 to combine. Knead for 10 minutes, Kneading Function.
- Place the dough into a greased ThermoServer or large bowl and set aside in a warm, dry place to rise for 45 minutes.
- Rip a piece of baking paper into strips and place over the 2 layers of the Varoma trays (leaving gaps in between to allow the steam to escape).
- Knead the dough on an oiled bench or board. Divide the dough into approximately 15 - 18 small pieces. Roll into balls and flatten down into a circle/oval shape. Place small pieces of baking paper onto half of each flattened oval and fold over (so that the baking paper is in between.
- Place the bao buns onto the 2 trays of the Varoma.
- Fill the Thermomix bowl with 500g of water and put the Varoma (with the 2 trays) in place. Cook for 30 minutes, Varoma temperature, Speed 4.
- Take the buns out (they will be quite wet and sticky) and serve immediately with leftover roast pork, slaw, Kewpie (Japanese) mayo and sesame seeds.
Danielle says
I am about to make these and just wanted to know if I can steam them in advance and then reheat them maybe in the microwave before filling with shredded pork and asian slaw? Thank for your receipe I am excited to try.
Tash says
Bao buns go a bit chewy once they've cooled down and I haven't tried reheating them, so I would personally probably recommend steaming them fresh.