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how to make kodama, moogle and boo ghost steamed pork buns

March 26, 2009 decorations
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This recipe doesn’t use yeast, so if you want to make buns fast, this is for you! (But as I mentioned in my other post, it’s a bit dry inside.) For more moist steamed pork bun dough, check out “how to make steamed pork bun dough with yeast.” When I was experimenting with steamed buns, I realized that Kodama were perfect characters to make with buns, [...]

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how to make steamed pork bun dough with yeast

March 26, 2009 basics
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It may take a while to make this, but the bun is so very moist and delicious it’s worth it. Since this recipe makes about 20 buns, I recommend you make tons of buns on weekend and freeze them. If you want to make buns fast, check out “how to make steamed pork bun dough without yeast.” You can, of course, use this dough to [...]

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which dough is for you?

March 24, 2009 Blog
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The first time I made Moogle and Mario Boo Ghost steamed pork buns, I used two different kinds of Japanese flour. Kyourikiko (hard flour) and Hakurikiko (soft flour). Thing is, I don’t think it’s something that everyone can get, so my boyfriend and I tried making buns with two different kinds of dough. One with cake flour and baking powder, and the other one with [...]

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non-bento #8: Moogle and Boo Ghost steam buns

March 17, 2009 bento
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The past weekend, my boyfriend and I were in a very productive mood. And hungry. So we decided to make steamed pork buns while the air is still cold out. But it’s boring to just make steam buns… so we started thinking what characters which were mostly white and easy to make. My boyfriend was looking through the games he owns and came up with two [...]

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