Chinese Beef And Chard Buns

• Bao Dough
• 2/3 cup water, 110 degrees
• 1/4 teaspoon dry active yeast
• 1 cup bread flour
• 1 cup AP flour
• 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Filling
• 1 cup Swiss Chard, chopped
• 1 handful cilantro
• 1 small onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 6 ounces ground beef
• 1 tablespoon corn meal
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• vegetable oil, for frying

1. Mix the yeast and warm water, let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.
2. Sift the flours, sugar, and salt into a large bowl.
3. Add the yeast-water mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until a sticky dough forms
4. Form the dough into a ball and knead, adding in more water or flour as necessary to form a smooth but tacky dough.
5. Knead for about 5 minutes until smooth. Place dough in an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap
6. Let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour. To test the dough for readiness, poke it with your finger, if the dent remains and does not spring back, the dough is ready.
7. In a food processor, chop onion, garlic, chard and cilantro until minced finely.
8. In a medium bowl stir together beef, chard mixture, egg, corn meal, soy sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and sugar. Cover and refridgerate until ready to use.
9. After the dough has risen, cut the dough into 16 pieces.
10. Roll each piece into a circle and place a spoonful of filling in the center of each pancake.
11. Place a filled circle in your non-dominent hand and use your other hand to fold pleats in the dough to seal the buns.
12. Coat the bottom of a pan with a thin layer of vegetable (or similar) oil and turn heat to medium
13. When the oil is hot and the buns, seam side down and cook for 4-5 then flip and cook for an additional 4-5 minutes.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/10945-chinese-beef-and-chard-buns (may not work)