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Mantou (simplified Chinese: 馒头; traditional Chinese: 饅頭), often referred to as Chinese steamed bun, is a white and soft type of steamed bread or bun popular in Northern China. Folk etymology connects the name mantou to a tale about Zhuge Liang. Mantou is made with flour usually all-purpose flour, yeast and water.
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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have mantou; chinese steamed bun using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Mantou; Chinese Steamed Bun:
- Get 240 g All Purpose Flour
- Make ready 1/3 cup water
- Take 1 Tbsp sugar
- Prepare 1 tsp yeast in 40°c water
- Prepare as needed Baking paper
- Prepare as needed extra flour
This is mantou, the humble base of the redundantly named bao bun that shot into fame by celebrity chefs and has since become ubiquitous across trendy gastropub menus and Asian fusion restaurants. The History of Mantou Originally, though, this soothing peasant bread was the great fortifier of the people. Mantou develop their distinctive fluffy softness through steaming instead of baking. This simple yeasted dough comes together easily and can be steamed plain as below or used as the base for.
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 is the staple food of many northern Chinese household meals. So just like how you consume rice, families would eat mantou with several savoury dishes, often accompanied by something less solid, such as congee, soup, etc. Traditional Chinese steamed buns or mantou (馒头) is one of the most popular steamed bun recipes in Chinese food. In this post, you are going to learn the easiest way to make homemade steamed buns or mantou buns. She made a unique filling; part red cooked pork and cabbage and spices.
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