Baking vs Frying vs Steaming Bread Dough

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[Vojtech_Lapunik]

Steamed bread is called knedlik in the Czech Republic and is one of the most popular and most common side dishes with sauces. We eat it with cutlery and it translates into English as dumpling, but it's not very accurate because most people think of small stuffed pieces of unleavened dough. In the Czech Republic, however, we love knedlik with sauces based on root vegetables, cream and dill or with tomatoes.

However, you could also mention the half-steamed and half-baked method used, for example, for bagels.

Thank you for video 🫡

[stephenangeles]

Bread, doughnut, bao bun. My three inner spirits

[id]

For the steamed bun, here are 2 tips to avoid the lumpy appearance and achieve a beautifully smooth exterior:
1. Use all purpose (lower protein) flour instead of bread flour
2. Allow the cooked buns to cool inside the steaming vessel before removing the lid

[Not-a-ghost-boy]

Love how he never bashes a method of cooking something or calls it ‘wrong’ without it actually causing problems. Just tells you what doing something a certain way will result in, so you can pick which suits your taste

[fruitsncream]

there's a chinese version of the steamed bread that's called mantou! it's a ball of dough with no filling. it's commonly eaten with dips such as red fermented tofu, and it's very good !

[alishafelix]

You are a life saver for a pastry arts student, Benjamin. You just don't know how much you help me

[dy-wey]

Love that he made all three methods sound equally delicious.

[iWonchan]

this man makes one of the best shorts with actually good information without over explaining everything. understands the format better than any of these influencers who do terrible loops that doesn't work

[cadencemilk]

I appreciate the recognition of all these techniques especially because they are all used in various cultural dishes. Well done.

[wesolykamyczek]

Okay steam is my favourite it seems SO SOFT I WANT IT

[grey]

That fry bread is bringing back core childhood memories i'd forgot about. I want to have that again.

[Familliarsurroundings]

I love steamed bread so much. The texture of it is amazing to me and mixing it with a sweet and savory sauce is heavenly

[nicolemyers]

Love these videos as a fellow food geek and professional baker. You should do a video on bread in a Dutch oven vs an oven sprayed with water for steam or baking stones/steels. Pizza. Also milk breads made with a milk roux or autolyse. Donuts are a great one for oil temps, proofing, and enrichment.

[trishanotpatricia]

Love that you included the steamer method!!

[Populon]

I have one of these wooden steaming baskets, but I never thought about making bread in it. Might try this at some point.
To be honest, I really should use this thing more often in general.

[Finn-èsse]

This has got to be the best baking channel! You've got a way about teaching!

[OMENISK]

we have the same steamed bread in Poland, it's called "paruchy" and it's usually served with a cold berry smoothie sort of sauce, it's the perfect amount of sweetness icl

[the.color.pnk]

as the bread overlord, i appreciate you sharing your knowledge of bread!

[rhythm_notes]

This channel is how I won a baking contest a few years back, thanks for all the knowledge!

[DragonballzkiaAJ]

Honestly, I wasn't sure about steamed custard buns due to the stickiness of the outside, but when I tried some I absolutely loved them. And then I made them homemade and they were somehow JUST as good, if not better tasting. One of my favorite snacks, even if they take a while for me to make!!