Mom is here to help with the baby, and do some cooking! first meal, is the 韮菜盒 to take advantage of the garlic chives growing in the backyard.
skin:
flour
yeast
milk
salt
activate yeast in warm water and mix flour with milk to form dough, same consistency as dumpling – think of bread dough. (Pillsbury croissant rolls). Let rise for ~1 hour. I used a food processor to aid in the mixing.
Filling #1: Almost vegetarian
garlic chives
eggs
cellophane noodles (粉絲)
dried shrimp
salt, pepper, soy sauce, sesame oil
soak the cellophane noodles. chop garlic chives and noodles; scramble the eggs; mix all ingredients. season to taste.
Filling #2:meat
ground beef (I think pork is more traditional and lamb is better)
garlic chives
salt, pepper, soy sauce, sesame oil
soak the cellophane noodles. chop garlic chives and noodles; mix all ingredients. season to taste.
Assembly:
1. cut the dough into plum sized pieces.
2. roll into flat circle
3. add filling
4. pull sides in and close ( can wrap as dumplings or as buns for steaming)
5. place seam side down on oiled pan. mark bun with fork if desired to separate filling #1 and filling #2
Cooking:
1. turn to med heat with cover off brown the buns
2. add water to cover ~1/3 of bun
3. place lid over pot
4. let steam until cooked. the flour should rise a bit.
5. let steam out if any and let pan dry from heat
6. serve and eat!
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- 1 – rolling
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- 2 -assembly
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- 3-cooking
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- 4 – eating
millionplus1thoughts 
What are the proportions on the skin?
hard to say what the proportions are for the skin as I cook by sight. (thus i don’t bake) but I put flour in first and add milk in slowly until the consistency is the same as the pillsbury crescent dough you buy at the store. too wet add flour, too dry add milk etc.
can you provide measurements for the ingredients? looks yummy! have fun with your mom in town.