Hot Dog Bun 热狗包

Hot dog buns are simply plain, soft bun that are shaped oval. Despite its name, you can stuff in whatever filling you like after slit open the top (or side, it is entirely up to you!) . Get some tuna, and it becomes a tuna bun; get some eggs and cheese, and it becomes a eggs and cheese bun.

These buns are very easily available; supermarkets, and even 7-eleven sell them, but it is not difficult to make either. Using straight dough method, this bread is fuss free, and the olive oil used just make it sounds so much healthier. However, generally I would still prefer breads that are made out of tang zhong method especially the Hokkaido milk bread - they are soft, fluffy but also higher in fat with the addition of whipping cream!

Recipe adapted from Carol 吴涓涓自在生活

Hot Dog Bun
Make 8 buns

Ingredients

300g bread flour
50g egg
1/2 tsp instant yeast
30g caster sugar
1/8 tsp salt
30g olive oil
150ml milk

Cooking Directions

Mix all ingredients together and knead until the dough form a ball and smooth.
Proof until double in size, around 2 hours.
Divide the dough into 8 portions.
Roll each of the dough into oval shape, roll and seal as shown in the picture.
With the sealed side facing down, let the dough proof for another 2 hours or until double in size.
Preheat oven 170C.
Egg wash the bread.
Bake the bread for 20 minutes.