Here's the pau skin recipe:
Ingredients:
180g cake flour
20g corn starch
5g double action baking powder
100ml warm water
4g instant yeast (dry yeast)
18g sunflower seed oil or corn oil
30g-35g sugar
Method:
1. Mix everything together and knead till you get a smooth and pliable dough.
2. Prove or rest dough in a covered and warm place for 50 minutes.
3. Punch air out of dough and divide into 8 equal pieces of about 43g each.
4. Shape the pieces round, cover it with a wet towel and rest them for 5 minutes.
5. Flatten the dough piece and shape it into a round disc about 8 or 9 cm in diameter with the center thicker then the rim.
6. Wrap in 25 -35g of filling and pleat the dough into pau shape. Put the pau on a piece of grease-proof paper and line them in the steamer. Rest the pieces for 15 minutes.
7. Steam on high heat for 15 minutes. Serve them piping hot!!!
Notes:
I use the dough cycle of my bread maker for steps (1) and (2) - very convenient and hassle-free. Suitable for lazy people like me.