Name: Char Siu Bao (Char Siu Pork Buns)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 4 pounds Boneless pork butt roast; 1 cup Soy sauce; 1/2 cup Sugar; 1/2 cup Hoisin sauce; 1/4 cup Mei Kuei Lu Chiew (rose cooking liquor); 1/4 cup Grated fresh ginger; 1/4 cup Chinese sesame paste; 1.5 tablespoons Red or white fermented bean curd; 2 teaspoons Fermented bean curd liquid; 4 Garlic cloves; 1 tablespoon Red food coloring (optional); 2 teaspoons Five-spice powder; 1/2 teaspoon White pepper; 1/8 teaspoon Pink curing salt #1 (optional); 1/2 cup Maltose; 2 2/3 cups All-purpose flour; 1/2 cup Water; 1/2 cup Whole milk; 1 Large egg; 1/3 cup Sugar; 4 teaspoons Sugar; 3.5 teaspoons Nonfat dry milk powder; 2.25 teaspoons Instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 teaspoon Table salt; 4 tablespoons Unsalted butter