Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, mantou; chinese steamed bun. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Mantou; Chinese Steamed Bun is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Mantou; Chinese Steamed Bun is something that I have loved my entire life.
Mantou(馒头) is a basic staple in northern part of China and served in every places of China not just the In the other parts of China, Mantou is mostly served as breakfast in restaurants and food carts. The most lovely part of this buns is so light, sweet, fluffy and just makes you a big smile when you bite into it. It is great substitute for rice.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have mantou; chinese steamed bun using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Mantou; Chinese Steamed Bun:
- Get 240 g All Purpose Flour
- Get 1/3 cup water
- Get 1 Tbsp sugar
- Get 1 tsp yeast in 40°c water
- Get as needed Baking paper
- Prepare as needed extra flour
Learn how to make soft fluffy Chinese Steamed Buns. All the tips you need to know to make very smooth soft steamed buns with this recipe. Mantou, often referred to as Chinese steamed bun/bread, is a type of cloud-like steamed bread or bun popular in Northern China. The name mantou is said to have originated from a tale about Zhuge Liang.
Instructions to make Mantou; Chinese Steamed Bun:
- Activate the yeast by adding it warm water in a bowl. When the water has froth, it is ready to use.
- Dump in the flour and start stirring until it clumps. Then knead the dough until you reach a smooth consistency (10 minutes). Leave it to rest for 1 hour to let the dough rise.
- Knock out the air from the dough and knead it for 1 minute. Form the dough into a tube and cut the dough into pieces. You can then form the pieces into any shape you desire.
- Place the pieces onto small sheets of baking paper and let it rise again for 30 minutes. Then place in a steamer and steam for 20 minutes. After that, turn off the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes in the steamer. Buns are ready to serve.
- BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING; if the dough is too tough, add 1 tsp of water at a time until it's easier to knead. If the dough is too wet and sticky, add 1 Tbsp flour at a time.
Mantou are typically eaten as a staple food in northern parts of China where wheat, rather than rice. ugh yesterday I tried to make mantou and though I followed religiously the recipe… it tastes horrible. Pulled some precooked mantou (馒头) out of the freezer and microwaved it. Chinese steamed buns, also known as mantou, are a basic staple in northern China and are served in all parts of China, not just the northern part. On the other hand, the plain bun or Mantou in Chinese is a staple food in Northern China. Not everyone in China had the luxury to eat homemade bao regularly but I was one of the lucky guys.
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