Peanut Butter filled Steamed Buns for #FoodieExtravaganza

Welcome back to our monthly Foodie Extravaganza!

If this is your first time joining us, the Foodie Extravaganza is a monthly party hosted by bloggers who love food! Each month we incorporate one main ingredient into recipes to share with you and this month that ingredient is a classic family favorite...PEANUT BUTTER!
Which means you can see 17 more delicious & unique peanut butter recipes at the end of this post. Yay!

This months Foodie Extravaganza is hosted by Kaylin of Keep it Simple Sweetie.  This is my second month joining in this fun event. You can see last month's post here.

My mind swirled around all the possibilities.....all the sweets and confections I love that have peanut butter in them.  All the spicy Thai foods in their peanutty goodness that everyone loves.  I figured everyone would be having the same thoughts and ideas as I in regards to peanut butter and really preferred to do something outside the box.  So I jumped from peanut butter fudge to Thai pizza to my final choice of Chinese Steamed Buns.  You can fill Steamed Buns with anything so why not peanut butter?  Yes, why not!!

I took my recipe for the Dough for Steamed Buns (Bau Min Teun) from this cookbook by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo. I used the dough hook on my Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer but all ingredients are the same except I used coconut oil in place of the lard.  We enjoyed them for breakfast one morning with a dipping sauce that I made from some homemade jam my niece, Jen, had made.  I would have preferred my sauce a little spicier but Frank is spice sensitive so it was made to his liking.  Feel free to add as much spice as you and your family like.

The dough contains no yeast but the recipe still has you let it stand for an hour before continuing.

I used a cookie scoop to measure the peanut butter.

Wrapped it all up in a pretty little package

Placed them in a steamer lined with parchment paper and let them steam for 20 minutes.

The recipe was supposed to make 16.  I got a dozen from my batch.

When done steaming I glazed them with the spicy jam sauce and served extra for dipping.

They were very tasty but beware...you are going to need a big glass of milk with these.

They are stick to your mouth delicious!!

Peanut Butter Filled Steamed Buns

dough for steamed buns from My Grandmother's Chinese Kitchen

2 1/4 c. flour

3 1/2 t. baking powder

1/2 c. sugar

1/4 c. milk

1/8 c. water

3 T. Coconut Oil

12 T. peanut butter

1/2 c. jam, your favorite flavor

1/8 t. chili garlic sauce, or more to taste

Place dry ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook.  Turn to low speed and gradually add the milk until absorbed.  Add the water and the coconut oil and continue to knead until the dough comes together. Turn speed to medium and add water, a teaspoon at a time, as needed until dough becomes elastic. This took quite a while, about 10 minutes or so.  When dough is elastic, cover with a damp cloth and allow to rest for an hour before continuing with the recipe.

Roll the dough into a cylinder 16" long.  Cut off approx. 1" and flatten down into a disc.  Keep remaining dough covered with a damp towel in between uses.  Place 1 T. of peanut butter into the disc and fold the dough up around it pinching it at the top to seal.  Place on parchment paper until ready to steam.  Repeat until the dough and peanut butter is all used.  Place buns into a steamer lined with parchment paper and steam for 15-20 minutes.  (Mine took the full 20 minutes but were larger than the author's who made 16 buns as compared to my 12.)  Combine jam and chili garlic sauce in a small bowl.  Set aside.

When buns are done steaming glaze with the spicy jam and serve immediately with additional spicy jam for dipping.  Print Recipe

Don't miss the rest of these delicious peanut butter recipes!

Savory Dishes

• Peanut Butter and Chicken Pumpkin Stew by Reneé at Kudos Kitchen by Reneé
• Peanut Butter Beef Stew by Joy at The Joyful Foodie
• Peanut Butter Curry Ramen by Marissa at Rae Gun Ramblings
• Peanuty Autumn Roots by Camilla at Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Sesame Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce by Stacy at Food Lust People Love
• Thai Chicken Peanut Noodles by Melanie at Garnish and Glaze

Sweet Treats

• 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies by Lindsay at My Creative Days
• Applesauce Peanut Butter Muffins by Kathleen at Fearlessly Creative Mammas
• Buckeye Brownie Bites by Teri at The Freshman Cook
• Dairy Free Chocolate Syrup Swirled Peanut Butter Blondies by Mary Frances at The Sweet {Tooth} Life
• Hong Kong French Toast by Tara at Tara's Multicultural Table
• Reese's Krispies Popcorn by Rebekah at Making Miracles
• Peanut Butter & Potato Chip Fudge by Kaylin at Keep it Simple, Sweetie
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes by Jacklyn at Mrs. Penguin Bakes
• Peanut Butter Potato Candy by Cindy at Cindy's Recipes and Writings
• Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Pop Tarts by Kelly at Passion Kneaded
• Salted Vanilla Bean Peanut Butter Cup Fudge by Laura at Baking in Pyjamas
• Thai Peanut Chicken Skewers by LeeAnn at Pantry Friendly Cooking

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