Beef Buns

Submitted by Chef #1151642

"From Good Housekeeping"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 20
• Yields: 10 buns
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• Dough

• 1⁄3 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)
• 1 (7 g) package active dry yeast
• 3 1⁄2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 3⁄4 cups unsifted bread flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs, warmed to room temperature and beaten
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil

• Filling

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon peeled chopped fresh gingerroot
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 3⁄4 lb ground beef round
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon paprika
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 cup finely chopped green onion
• 1⁄2 cup chopped roasted sweet red pepper
• black sesame seed (optional)

• Egg Glaze

• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons milk

directions

1. Prepare Dough: In small bowl or 1-cup measuring cup, combine water, yeast, and 1/2 tablespoon sugar; stir to dissolve yeast. Let stand until foamy -- about 5 minutes.
2. In medium-size bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, the remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, and the salt; stir in yeast mixture, eggs, and oil, mixing until combined.
3. Turn dough out onto floured surface. Knead dough, adding as much of remaining bread flour as necessary to prevent stickiness, until smooth and elastic -- about 8 minutes.
4. Wash, dry, and oil mixing bowl; place dough in bowl and turn to bring oiled side up. Cover with clean cloth and let dough rise in warm place, away from drafts, until double in size -- about 1 1/2 hours.
5. Meanwhile, prepare Filling: In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat; add gingerroot and sauté 1 minute. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds. Stir in beef, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, paprika, and ground red pepper. Cook until beef browns. Remove from heat and stir in green onions and sweet red pepper. Set aside.
6. Grease 2 baking sheets or line with parchment paper. When dough has doubled, punch down and shape into a 10-inch-long log. With serrated knife, cut log crosswise into ten 1-inch-thick slices. On lightly floured surface, roll out one slice to a 4-inch round. Roll out or press just around the edge of round so that the middle is slightly thicker and the round is 5 inches wide. Fill center of round with 1 heaping tablespoon beef filling; gather up edge to form a pouch and pinch together tightly to seal bun. Turn bun over and gently shape into a ball; place seam side down on greased sheet. Repeat with remaining slices and filling. Cover beef buns with clean cloths or plastic wrap and let rise 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare Egg Glaze.
7. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Brush buns with Egg Glaze and sprinkle, if desired, with sesame seeds. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until well browned. Cool buns on wire rack; serve warm.
8. Egg Glaze: In small bowl, beat together 1 large egg and 2 tablespoons milk until blended; refrigerate when not using.

Reviews

[Suse40]

These were tasty, and excellent for lunches all through the week. i added a good handful of seasonings and parsley to the dough, and left out the onion and pepper to the beef (I didn't have any on hand!), and the flavored dough was a nice fragrant addition to the beef mixture. The buns did not stay nice and round however, but flattened out during the second rising and baking. so the end result was not pretty, but still ok to eat. I will make these again--maybe leave out one of the eggs and make the dough more stiff before rising.