https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/chinese-bakery/ a culinary genealogy Thu, 05 Dec 2024 18:02:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/chinese-bakery/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/wife-cake-lao-po-bing/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/wife-cake-lao-po-bing/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2023 06:16:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=75989 A Wife Cake, or lao po bing (lǎopó bìng in Mandarin or lou po beng—pronounced more like “baeng“—in Cantonese – 老婆饼), is a Chinese dessert with a flaky pastry crust and a sweet winter melon filling.  It is a Cantonese treat, which can be found as a shadow of their former selves in most Chinese ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/wife-cake-lao-po-bing/feed/ 26 https://thewoksoflife.com/milk-bread-2/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/milk-bread-2/#comments Sat, 15 Apr 2023 13:30:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=8013 This Asian milk bread recipe is a triumph. I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that for months, we’ve searched, tested, and failed time and time again to nail down a perfect recipe for soft, buttery, fluffy milk bread. Until that is, when we finally did it! This recipe was originally posted January 17, 2015, ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/milk-bread-2/feed/ 2174 https://thewoksoflife.com/flower-hot-dog-buns/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/flower-hot-dog-buns/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2021 04:38:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=59655 This recipe is a variation of our existing hot dog bun recipe, using the same dough, but crafted into the shape of a flower. Hence the name, flower hot dog buns! Flower hot dog buns have grown more popular in Chinese bakeries in recent years. Instead of having the hot dog running through the middle ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/flower-hot-dog-buns/feed/ 39 https://thewoksoflife.com/lotus-mooncakes-egg-yolks/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/lotus-mooncakes-egg-yolks/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:38:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=15653 It’s mooncake time again: the Mid-Autumn Festival! Lotus Mooncakes with Salted Egg Yolks are so popular that many readers requested a recipe after seeing my Savory Mooncake post. To my understanding, this filling combination is the top choice for most Cantonese folks––Bill included––when it comes to mooncakes. I originally posted this recipe in September of 2016, ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/lotus-mooncakes-egg-yolks/feed/ 254 https://thewoksoflife.com/ube-buns/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/ube-buns/#comments Sat, 03 Apr 2021 04:03:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=56171 This ube bun recipe uses our signature milk bread, with an ube halaya-like filling that is light and coconutty, thanks to the addition of coconut oil instead of milk and extra butter. They’re our new favorite way to prepare milk bread!  What is ube?  Ube is a purple yam that hails from Asia. Biting into ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/ube-buns/feed/ 48 https://thewoksoflife.com/hong-kong-egg-tarts/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/hong-kong-egg-tarts/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2021 19:18:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=5659 Hong-Kong style egg tarts, or dan tat in Cantonese, are probably my favorite pastry. Period. And the best part is, you can make them at home! Note: This recipe was first published in July 2014. We have since extensively re-tested the recipe, re-photographed it with more step-by-step photos, added clearer instructions, included metric measurements, and ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/hong-kong-egg-tarts/feed/ 923 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-bbq-pork-buns-cha-siu-bao/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-bbq-pork-buns-cha-siu-bao/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2020 18:29:03 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=3299 Baked char siu bao (also sometimes spelled cha siu bao), or Chinese BBQ Pork Buns, consist of soft milk bread and a savory filling of Chinese BBQ Pork. They’re a favorite among kids and adults alike, and also happen to be one Chinese bakery bun that we really prefer homemade! Note: This recipe was originally ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-bbq-pork-buns-cha-siu-bao/feed/ 997 https://thewoksoflife.com/bacon-scallion-milk-bread/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/bacon-scallion-milk-bread/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2020 18:59:02 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=52822 This bacon scallion milk bread is reminiscent of the bacon scallion buns you can find at Chinese bakeries. We’ve made it in the style of a pull-apart bread, which makes it great for sharing and fun to make with kids!  A Variation On Our Famous Milk Bread Our easy all-in-one milk bread recipe has become ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/bacon-scallion-milk-bread/feed/ 129 https://thewoksoflife.com/sesame-balls/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/sesame-balls/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2020 20:03:32 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=51986 Deep Fried Sesame Balls and me go a long way back—to when I was a little kid. We bought them in Chinatown bakeries, and snatched them fresh off of dim sum carts, where they were neatly cut in half for convenient sharing.  They are made with a sticky rice flour dough, filled with a sweet ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/sesame-balls/feed/ 200 https://thewoksoflife.com/inside-hong-kong-coconut-buns/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/inside-hong-kong-coconut-buns/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2020 19:22:00 +0000 http://thewoksoflife.com/?p=5517 Coconut buns, or “cocktail buns” are a beloved bakery favorite among locals in Hong Kong and Chinatowns everywhere. It combines the soft, buttery milk bread ubiquitous around Asia, with a sweet, rich coconut filling. Often, the filling ends up baked in a big hunk in the center of the bun. When I eat one, I ... View Post ]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/inside-hong-kong-coconut-buns/feed/ 186