Shanxi Baiji Steamed Bun

Overview

The Jinnan region of Shanxi is the main wheat producing area in Shanxi, so pasta has always played a dominant role in the dietary life of Shanxi people, and among the pasta, steamed buns, or steamed buns, are the main ones. It can be said that Shantou people eat steamed buns to the extreme. In the eyes of Shantou people, steamed buns are rice, and rice is steamed buns. As the people in southern Shanxi say: It’s not rice without steamed buns, and it’s not food without spicy food. People in Jinnan, Shanxi not only love eating steamed buns, but also know how to make steamed buns. The white steamed buns they make are big, juicy and have a great taste. This kind of food culture is also reflected in other areas of Shanxi. Shanxi people give steamed buns as gifts everywhere when visiting relatives and friends during holidays. People in southern Shanxi also have many variations on the way they eat steamed buns. In the past, steamed buns were stuffed with spicy food, and steamed buns were stuffed with vegetables. Today, the meat buns are also called meat buns in the local area

Tags

• staple food
• pasta
• home cooking
• shanxi cuisine
• shanxi snacks
• aluminum-free baking powder
• braised pork
• chives
• coriander
• face base
• flour
• white sugar
• yeast powder

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the ingredients, flour (normal flour will do), yeast powder, aluminum-free baking powder, flour base, sugar

   

2. 2 Dissolve yeast powder with warm water

   

3. 3 Add sugar and baking powder to the flour and mix well, then add yeast and warm water and mix into a floc

   

4. 4 Knead into dough

   

5. 5 Use warm water to cut the noodles

   

6. 6 Pour the alkaline water into the dough and knead it until smooth

   

7. 7 After kneading, let it sit for 15 minutes

   

8. 8 Divide the risen dough into small portions

   

9. 9 Knead into oval shape

   

10. 10 Roll into a long cake

    

11. 11 rolled into rolls

    

12. 12 Stand up and flatten

    

13. 13 Use a rolling pin to roll it into a cake with a slightly thicker middle and thinner circles

    

14. 14 Preheat the electric baking pan without adding oil and put in the cake embryo

    

15. 15 Fry both sides until cooked

    

16. 16 It’s also delicious when eaten directly

    

17. 17 Meat braised in the pot

    

18. 18 Coriander and chives are ready

    

19. 19 Chop the braised pork, chives and coriander together

    

20. 20 Use a knife to cut the cooked Baiji buns, but be careful not to cut all the way to the bottom

    

21. 21 Just add the meat and vegetables and you're ready to eat. If you like spicy food, add some green chili peppers

    

22. 22 Finished product

    

23. 23 Finished product

    

24. 24 Finished product