Steamed bun /Man Thou/ 馒头 #chinesecooking
Steamed bun /Man Thou/ 馒头 #chinesecooking

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An easy & quick way to make Mantou (馒头), Chinese steamed buns. Mántóu (馒头), also known as Mó (馍), refers to plain steamed buns which originated from China. They are usually made of white wheat flour, but other ingredients, such as corn flour, sweet potato, pumpkin, are sometimes added to. (Redirected from Steamed bun).

Steamed bun /Man Thou/ 馒头 #chinesecooking is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Steamed bun /Man Thou/ 馒头 #chinesecooking is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have steamed bun /man thou/ 馒头 #chinesecooking using 6 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Steamed bun /Man Thou/ 馒头 #chinesecooking:
  1. Get 500 gr bread flour
  2. Prepare 150 gr sugar
  3. Take 7 gr dry yeast
  4. Prepare 1 tsp salt
  5. Prepare 200-230 ml water/milk
  6. Get 50 gr white butter/margarine

Mantou (馒头) is a yeast-based Chinese steamed bun made of yeast, flour, sugar and water. This mantou recipe with sweet potato is so soft and fluffy. In Chinese, mantou is written as 馒头, a staple food in China. They are endless variations that you can try, with or without filling.

Instructions to make Steamed bun /Man Thou/ 馒头 #chinesecooking:
  1. In a small bowl, mix one teaspoon sugar and yeast. Add some warm milk/water. Set it aside.
  2. In another mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt and rest of water. Mix them well. Add the yeast mixture.
  3. Mix them well until form a dough. If you use machine, knead the dough for 20 minutes until it is smooth and reach the window pane. Then let it rest for 1 hour and it will be double in volume.
  4. Knead by hand, after mixing all the ingredients into a homogenized ball of dough. Knead it for 5 minutes. Set it aside or rest it for 20 minutes by covering the dough with dry towel.
  5. Knead the dough until it is smooth for another 10 minutes. Let it rest for 1 hour. It will be double in volume.
  6. Lightly dust your counter with flour, bring out the dough and divide the dough as your wish.
  7. Shape each dough into ball shape or any shape you like.
  8. Place it on a parchment paper. Final proofing phase - proof the dough at warm place or under sunshine for another 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  9. Prepare your steamer with water. Bring it to boil.
  10. Place the buns into the steamer. Steam it for 10-15 minutes depend on how big your buns. Minimun for the first batch is 15 minutes. The next batch, 10 minutes will be enough.
  11. Remove out the steamed bun quickly and place another batch of bun.
  12. Cool it down and enjoy your steamed bun.

Chinese Steamed buns or "man tou," are a staple in the Beijinger's diet and for some, preferred more than rice. This simple recipe makes homemade I believe the steamed bun flour makes fluffier buns. Steamed Buns are 包子 in Chinese, and they are usually fluffier than Man-tou, 馒头 which is what. Also the beauty of this steamed bun recipe is can be savory or sweet if you decided to fill up with delicious filling. I'm showing you the classic shape of Mantou, but you can shape this dough recipe as you desired.

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