Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 10
Ingredients
1 ¼cupall purpose flour
6tablespoonssugar
1 ½tspbaking powder
2tablespoonsoil
½teaspoonvinegar
½cupwatercold
Ingredients for Taro Filling
1cuptaroroughly cubed
¾cupwater
2tablespoonssugar
Instructions
Combine dry ingredients
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour, 6 tablespoons sugar, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
Add oil, vinegar and water and mix until it becomes dough like
2 tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon vinegar, 1/2 cup water
Knead dough for 4-5 minutes until dough is smooth
Open Instant Pot. Place dough onto parchment paper then into the Instant Pot liner.
Close Instant Pot (a glass lid works too). Select Yogurt function, low for 15-30 minutes to proof dough.
When done proofing, separate and roll out dough into 10-12 small balls.
If Steaming in Instant Pot, add 1 cup of water and trivet into Instant Pot liner. Place each bao on parchment paper and into a bamboo steamer and put steamer onto trivet. Select steam for 15 minutes. Quick release when done.
Directions for Taro Filling
Open Instant Pot. Add taro, sugar, and water into Instant Pot liner.
Close Instant Pot. Select High Pressure cooking for 5 minutes.
When done, do a quick release. Blend ingredients until smooth.
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Notes
If steaming from stove top, make sure the water is boiling, then steam on high for 15 minutes.
Don't make the mistake and let all your water boil dry! Make sure you add enough water if you are steaming from the stove top.