Steamed buns

Name: Steamed buns
Total time: 10800 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2/5 cup warm water; 1/2 tbsp active dry yeast; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp oil; 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 1/8 tsp salt

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General Trias, Calabarzon, Philippines

I’m on my journey to find the best recipe for steamed buns or mantou. This is so far the best recipe I ever came across. Very fluffy, not too sweet, just the right balance of flavor and texture.

Recipes for One @recipesforone

General Trias, Calabarzon, Philippines

I’m on my journey to find the best recipe for steamed buns or mantou. This is so far the best recipe I ever came across. Very fluffy, not too sweet, just the right balance of flavor and texture.

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Ingredients

3 hours

2 people

2/5 cupwarm water
1/2 tbspactive dry yeast
2 tbspsugar
1 tbspoil
1 1/4 cupall-purpose flour
1/4 tspbaking powder
1/8 tspsalt

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Steps

3 hours

1

Combine warm water, active yeast, sugar and oil. Whisk to dissolve sugar and let the yeast bloom for about 5-10 minutes.
2

Combine baking powder, salt and flour in a separate bowl.
3

Once the yeast has bloomed, mix in the wet ingredient mixture to the dry ingredients.
4

Knead until smooth and elastic. It should not stick to your hands.
5

Let rise until triple in size.
6

Form the dough into the desired shape. I wanted to make buns so I formed it into small balls. You can form it into disks to make gua bao. Let rise for 30 minutes.
7

Prepare your steamer to a boil. Over a medium low heat, steam the buns for 15 minutes. Place a cloth under the lid so it will collect the moisture and not drip onto the buns. Take off from heat and let cool down for around 3-5 minutes.