Steamed Flower Shaped Buns

Name: Steamed Flower Shaped Buns (Ho yeh chia)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon sesame oil (or peanut oil); ½ cup cold water; 1 tablespoon lard; 1-½ cups wheat flour; 1 tablespoon sesame oil (or peanut oil)

Ho yeh chia

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

1-½ cups wheat flour
1 tablespoon lard
1 tablespoon

Asia
Taiwan
Snack
Vegan

Method

Sift flour and baking powder on to a pastry board, spread heap to form a hollow in center, add sugar, baking powder lard and water. Blend all ingredients with fingers then knead the dough thoroughly until it is smooth.
Divide dough into 20 pieces (cut or pinch). Flatten one piece with hand (keeping cut sides on top and bottom). Brush oil on one half of top, fol