Ham And Cheese Buns A Chinese Bakery Treat Recipes

HAM AND CHEESE BUNS, A CHINESE BAKERY TREAT

Steps:

• In the bowl of a mixer, add the heavy cream, milk, egg, sugar, cake flour, bread flour, yeast, and salt. Use the dough hook attachment, and turn on the mixer to "stir." Let it go for 15 minutes, occasionally stopping the mixer to push the dough together. If you're in a humid climate and the dough is too sticky, feel free to add a little more flour 1/4 cup at a time until it comes together. If you don't have a mixer and would like to knead by hand, extend the kneading time by 5-10 minutes.
• After 15 minutes of mixing, the dough is ready for proofing. Cover the bowl with a damp towel and place in a warm spot for 1 hour. I proofed the dough in my oven (I had the oven on rapid proof for 5 minutes, turned the oven off, and then closed the oven door). The dough will grow to 1.5X its original size.
• After the hour of proofing, put the dough back in the mixer and stir for another 5 minutes to get rid of air bubbles. Dump the dough onto a lightly floured surface, and cut it into 12 equal pieces. Roll out each piece into a rough oval/rectangle shape, and lay the ham and cheese on top. Roll everything together into a log, and cut three slits into the top of each bun (about 1/2 inch deep). Continue assembling until all the buns are made. Cover with a clean, damp towel and allow to rise for another hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush the risen buns with egg wash and bake for 20-24 minutes until golden. Remove from the oven and brush the buns with sugar water to give them a really great shine, sweetness, and color.

CHEESE HAM BUNS

Steps:

• Place flour in large bowl, add salt, sugar and yeast.
• In another bowl measure hot water, add marg.
• Stir tog till marg is melted.
• Add liquid ingred's to dry ingred's then add beaten egg.
• Mix until moistened.
• Using hands, mix dough in bowl.
• Continue kneading for 5 minutes.
• Shape dough into a ball, place in a greased bowl.
• Cover with a damp cloth and then a clean, dry cloth and put in a warm place until it doubles in size, approximately 1 hours.
• After it has doubled in size:.
• Roll dough out into a 10" by 15" rectangle.
• Place ham down middle of dough overlapping them slightly.
• Sprinkle 3/4 of the cheese over all of the dough.
• Roll like a jellyroll.
• Cut into 1" slices, place in a greased cake pan, cut side down.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top of buns.
• Put in a warm spot till double in size.
• Bake for approximately 15-20 mins at 375 degrees F.
• Tip pan over and let buns fall onto a plate.