xiao gao jie has a recipe too (I tried half recipe for 6 tuotuomo, works great!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS7yzGb8q3g&list=PLT3oeo2daRzDfY4KfVFh5LM1l2PlLE82a&index=127
Tuotuomo ingredients:(make 9)
room temperature water: 280g a bit less than 2 cups
yeast :4g 1 teaspoon
all purpose flour:600g 4 cups
soda ash ( or baking soda):0.5g 1/8 teaspoon
oil:25g 2 tablespoons
steps:
1. dissolve yeast with room temperature water
2. mix all ingredients to form a firm dough
3. rest the dough for 20 minutes
4. knead the dough till smooth, then ferment for 30-45 minutes
5 . de-gas, separate, and shape
6. cook on low heat for 7-8 minutes
initial:
tianyuan's fast dough prep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwmLeph6rDY&list=PLT3oeo2daRzDfY4KfVFh5LM1l2PlLE82a&index=126
* I used volume measures from this recipe rather than weight measure
* half recipe makes 4 for me
-- Oil batter ingredients:
Flour 1 teaspoon
Vegetable oil 1 teaspoon
-- Buns ingredients:
All-purpose flour 225 g --- 3/2 cup
Dry yeast 1 tsp
Water 120 ml --- 1/2 cup
shaping technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYsddiCaJS0&list=PLT3oeo2daRzDfY4KfVFh5LM1l2PlLE82a&index=115
flour 500 g
water 220 ml
yeast 1 g
oil batter 50 g
- divide dough to half, only one portion add yeast, equal parts of water, stir w/o knead
>> 20 mins
>> add oil batter and mix dough, knead for 10
>> could proof as long as you want since not much yeast was used -- longer proof yields a more relaxed dough
>> knead and fold, rest for 20 - 40 mins depending on the temperature (make sure it doesn't puff up! yeast is added only for open structure)
>> shape into log then tail shape then roll up