Vegan Bao Buns

Yesss! Our take on the perfect vegan Bao Buns. You only need 7 ingredients! Follow the easy steps and you will enjoy unbelievably soft and light buns. Let us know in the comments below how they turned out.

16 Bao Buns
Prep time: 30 minutes
Total time: 2 hours and 10 minutes

Ingredients

175 ml water, lukewarm
1 tsp instant dry yeast
3 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp sunflower oil (+ extra for brushing the bao buns)
325 g flour
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt

Method

1. Put the water, yeast, sugar and sunflower oil in a bowl. Stir this briefly with a whisk. Now add the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix with a hand mixer (with kneading hook) for 4 minutes until a smooth dough forms. Form a ball with your hands and return the dough to the bowl and cover. Let it rise in a warm place for 1 ½ hours or until doubled in size.
2. Remove the dough from the bowl. Roll the dough out to a 0.5 cm thickness. Cut 16 rounds out of the dough with a cutter (8 cm wide).
3. Place each round of dough on baking paper (cut the baking paper into squares). Lightly brush some sunflower oil on top of each boa bun. Fold in half like a half moon shape and press gently with your fingers. Let everything rest, covered for 30 minutes.
4. Steam the bao buns in a steamer for 8 to 10 minutes. You can fill the bao buns with everything.

Click here for the incredible delicious Bao Bun Filling recipe!

Tip: Stays well in the fridge for a few days or freeze it. Heat the bao buns in a steamer or in the microwave for 30 seconds.

If you don’t have a cutter, no problem, just use the roundness of a glass or cup.