This easy chocolate steamed buns recipe filled with ganache is a perfect choice to make for a dessert. This recipe does take some time, but it is well worth the sweet treats it makes. These fluffy buns are soft and fit in the palm of your hand. These steam buns with melted chocolate are perfect for anytime. You can enjoy them after dinner, or you can make them for the holidays. As a gift or for on a dessert table. The perfect time is anytime.
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I used a hand mixer rather than a stand mixer. It worked well for this recipe.
Ingredients for Chocolate Ganache with cocoa powder
The delicious chocolate filling in this chocolate steamed buns recipe is chocolate ganache with cocoa powder. It is a delicious recipe that only has four ingredients in it.
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Sugar
- All-purpose flour
- Milk
Ingredients for steamed buns
- Milk
- Active dry yeast
- Extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil
- Sugar
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Corn starch
- Salt
Items needed
- Damp cloth
- Kitchen towel
- Large mixing bowl
- Small bowl
- Large bowl
- Large pot with a lid or bamboo steamer
- Heat-proof bowl with hole
- Rubber spatula
- Rolling pin
- Kitchen thermometer
Directions
Chocolate ganache made with cocoa powder
You can see full post on how to make chocolate ganache with cocoa powder here.
- First, add the dry ingredients making the cocoa mixture: cocoa powder, sugar and All-purpose flour into a small saucepan. Mix well.
- Second, stir in half of the milk and continue to stir well.
- Then add remaining milk and continue to stir until all mixed together.
- Place saucepan over medium heat and stir consistently so the mixture does not burn.
- Right before mixture begins to boil, turn off heat and pour into bowl through a mesh strainer. Be careful as it will be very hot.
Refrigerate the chocolate ganache until ready to fill steamed buns.
Steamed buns
- Stir together the hot milk and active dry yeast in a small bowl to make the yeast mixture. Making sure the temperature of the milk is 110 degrees using a thermometer.
- Cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel for fifteen minutes.
- Using a mixer, mix the yeast mixture and the remaining ingredients together on medium speed.
- On a lightly floured surface, place your dough mixture and kneed together well. This may take several minutes. You can add some extra flour to help it be less sticky.
- Roll well and make into a smooth ball. Place the dough ball in a lightly greased bowl. Cover it with a damp cloth and keep in a warm place for two hours letting the dough rest.
- Then divide the dough into equal portions making each into a small dough ball.
- Flatten them out and pinch the sides of the dough making little boats.
- In the middle of the dough circle, fill with about one tablespoon of chocolate ganache. Pinch together around all sides of the dough to seal.
- Steam the chocolate ganache filled bao dough over water for approximately fifteen minutes. Placing them 2-3 inches apart. Be sure the lid is sealed completely. I used a pot on the stove with a lid, and a heat-proof bowl with holes. You could also use a bamboo steamer. The chocolate buns will come out a little bigger than their original size.
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Easy Chocolate Steamed Buns Recipe Filled with Ganache!
This delicious dessert is a great addition to any dinner.
Equipment
- 1 damp cloth
- 1 kitchen towel
- 1 Large mixing bowl
- 1 small bowl
- 1 Large bowl
- 1 large pot with a lid or bamboo steamer
- 1 heat proof bowl with holes
- 1 Rolling Pin
Ingredients
Yeast mixture
- ½ cup milk using a thermometer making sure it is 110 degrees.
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
Steamed buns
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 ½ cups All-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon corn starch
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Chocolate ganache
- ⅛ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅛ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon flour
- ¼ cup milk
Instructions
- Stir together the hot milk and active dry yeast in a small bowl. Making sure the milk temperature is 110 degrees using a thermometer before mixing with yeast.
- Cover with a kitchen towel for fifteen minutes.
- Using a mixer, mix the yeast mixture, and the remaining ingredients together well.
- On a lightly floured surface, place your dough mixture and kneed together well.
- Smooth dough into a ball and place in a large bowl. Place in a warm place covered with a damp cloth for two hours.
For Chocolate Ganache
- First, add the dry ingredients making the cocoa mixture: cocoa powder, sugar and All-purpose flour into a small saucepan. Mix well.
- Second, stir in half of the milk and continue to stir well.
- Then add remaining milk and continue to stir until all mixed together.
- Place saucepan over medium heat and stir consistently so the mixture does not burn.
- Right before mixture begins to boil, turn off heat and pour into bowl through a mesh strainer. Be careful as it will be very hot.
- Refrigerate the chocolate ganache until ready to fill bao buns.
Chocolate steamed buns
- Once the dough is ready, divide it into equal portions making each into a small dough ball.
- Flatten them out and pinch the sides of the dough making little boats.
- In the middle of the dough circle, fill with about one tablespoon of chocolate ganache. Pinch together around all sides of the dough to seal.
- Steam the chocolate ganache filled bao dough over water for approximately fifteen minutes. Placing them 2-3 inches apart. Be sure the lid is sealed completely. I used a pot on the stove with a lid, and a heat proof bowl with holes. You could also use a bamboo steamer. The chocolate buns will come out a little bigger than their original size.
Notes
There will be extra chocolate ganache after filling each with one tablespoon. The remainder could be used to drizzle over the tops of the buns or for dipping them.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Enjoy this delicious recipe!
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