Baked Hoisin Chicken Buns

Name: Baked Hoisin Chicken Buns
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 2 tablespoons melted butter; 1 egg; 3 1/2 cups bread flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 teaspoons yeast; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 1 teaspoon water; 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted; 12 ounces boneless skinless chicken thighs; 1/4 cup green onion, finely chopped; 1 1/2 tablespoons hoisin sauce; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 2 teaspoons rice vinegar; cooking spray

Submitted by Cynna

"A tasty light version for those of us watching our diets and waistlines. These are simply scrumptious and I make them often. You can use thawed frozen rolls to make it more convenient, but I find using my own bread dough tastes much better."

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Ready In:: 1hr 45mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 10

ingredients

Buns
1 cup water
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 egg
3 ¹⁄₂ cups bread flour
¹⁄₄ cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons yeast
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon water
1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted
Filling
12 ounces boneless skinless chicken thighs
¹⁄₄ cup green onion, finely chopped
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
cooking spray

directions

Add yeast to water. Stir in 1/4 cup of sugar. Allow to sit for 10 minutes until foamy.
Beat egg with 2 tbsp of butter and add to yeast mixture.
With mixer on low, add salt and slowly add in 31/2 cups of flour, one cup at a time.
Knead in mixer on low for 10 minutes or until dough is pliable.
Remove and shape as rolls, placing them on a pan lined with wax or parchment paper.
Allow to rise for 30 minutes.
While dough rises, heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done.
Cool slightly; shred meat with 2 forks.
Place chicken in a medium bowl.
Add green onions, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, and vinegar; toss well to combine.
Roll each dough piece into a 4-inch circle on a lightly floured surface.
Spoon about 2 tablespoons chicken mixture into center of each dough circle. Gather edges of dough over filling; pinch to seal.
Place the filled dough, seam sides down, on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
Lightly coat filled dough with cooking spray. Cover and let rise 20 minutes.
Beat together egg and water, set aside.
Preheat oven to 375°.
Uncover filled dough. Gently brush with egg wash.
Sprinkle evenly with sesame seeds. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve warm.

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Reviews

This didn't turn out so well for me. The bun itself wasn't very good.

Shasha
These were really quite tasty, and though they're a fair bit of work if you make your own dough, are worth it. My substitutions were whole wheat flour (all I had) and tvp for chicken (vegetarian), but both worked well the the recipe.

sweettuesday