Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special 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 well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Mantou; Chinese Steamed Bun is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
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. Chinese steamed bun, Chinese steamed bread. The most lovely part of this buns is so light, sweet, fluffy and just makes you a big smile when you bite into it.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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:
- Prepare 240 g All Purpose Flour
- Take 1/3 cup water
- Take 1 Tbsp sugar
- Get 1 tsp yeast in 40°c water
- Prepare as needed Baking paper
- Get as needed extra flour
The name mantou is said to have originated from a tale about Zhuge Liang. Mantou are typically eaten as a staple food in northern parts of China where wheat, rather than rice. Mantou originated in northern China as wheat was the major crop as opposed to rice in the south. It was during a trip to Hong-Kong that I first had Mantou; I think it was the summer of third grade.
Steps 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.
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. Mantou , often referred to as Chinese steamed bun, is a white and soft type of steamed bread or bun popular in Northern For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Mantou. These classic steamed Chinese Mantou 饅頭 buns are quite simple to make and delicious to eat, just sweet, white puffs of cloud like yummiliciousness. Mantou: homemade Chinese Steamed Buns that have a smooth and puffy surface and are fluffy and soft when you break into them.
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