Beef Filled Buns

Lots of work, but so yummy!

3-1/4 to 3-3/4 cups flour
1 pkg yeast
1 1/4 cup milk
1 TBS sugar
1 TBS oil
1/2 tsp salt
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2 TBS finely chopped onion
1 small garlic clove
1 TBS oil
3/4 cup finely chopped oven bbq beef (recipe below)
1/3 cup water
2 TBS soy sauce
2 tsp cornstartch
2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp ginger

In mixer combine 2 cups flour and the yeast. Heat the milk t0 115-120, mix the milk with 1 tbs sugar, 1 tbs oil and salt. Add the milk mixture to the flour; beat at a low speed for 1 minute (scrapping the sides) then beat on high for 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to make the dough moderately soft. Knead on floured surface till smooth and elastic (5-8 minutes). Shape into ball, place in lightly greased bowl, turning to coat. Cover and let rise in warm place until double. Punch down and turn out onto lightly floured surface. Shape into 10 balls. Cover and let sit 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the onion and garlic in 1 tbs oil until onion is tender, not brown. Add the oven cooked bbf beef and cook until the beef is heated through. Stir water and soy sauce into cornstarch, add the 2 tbs sugar and the ginger. Add this to the beef mixture. Cook and stir until thickened.
On lightly floured surface, press each ball of dough into a circle, dived the meat amongst the circles; bring edges of dough up and around the filling, stretched if needed, to pinch the dough together and close the bun.
Meanwhile, over high heat, bring water streaming boil. Place steamer rack over boiling water. Cover steamer; steam buns 15-17 minutes, until the dough is bread.

NOTE:
If you don't have a steaming rack (we have a bamboo steamer) google some diy ideas. We used disposable pie pans (I forget how we did it, but we did make one).

For the Oven BBQ Beef:
2 lbs beef
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup honey
2 TBS thinly sliced green onions
2 TBS dry sherry
1/2 tsp Chinese five spice powered
Cut the beef into 1" thick slices, place in single layer in shallow dish. Mix together the remaining ingredients and pour it over the beef. Cover and refrigerate an hour or overnight. Cook beef in baking dish (draining the marinate-make sure to reserve it). In 350 oven, bake the beef for 50-60 minutes; or until done, turning and (using the reserved) brushing with marinade.

With hungry thoughts from the kitchen;
Gabrielle W.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. ~1 Corinthians 10:31