Ingredients
For the buns:
200 gms plain flour
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp active dry yeast
20 ml water
10 ml soya milk
1 tsp white vinegar or rice vinegar
For the stuffing:
1 avocado
1 tsp lime juice
Drizzle of olive oil
1 tomato (peeled and chopped)
4 to 5 sprigs of cilantro
Chopped spring onions
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 mango
1 tsp sweet chili sauce (store bought)
Black pepper to taste
Zest of half a lemon
Method
Making the bao buns:
1. Mix the flour with the dry ingredients - yeast and sugar.
2. Add the wet ingredients - milk, vinegar, salt, and sunflower oil.
3. Mix into a dough for 10 minutes using a wooden spoon.
4. Let the dough rise for 2 hours in a bowl.
5. Roll the dough and cut into pieces of 3 cm each.
6. Flatten and create an oval shape of 3 mm thickness.
7. Let rise again for one and a half hours.
8. Steam the buns for about 10 minutes.
Making the stuffing:
1. Peel the avocado, add lime juice, olive oil, fresh peeled tomatoes, coriander, chopped spring onions, salt and pepper.
2. Peel the mango, brunoise it, add lime juice, sweet chilli sauce, black pepper, cilantro, and lemon zest to it.
3. Open the bao buns, add the avocado mixture, and top with the spiced mango. Serve.
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