Steamed bun (Mantou) | A Wondering Cook

Modified from Mooncake and Milkbread plain steamed bun/ Mantou recipe. Halving the recipe to make 6 mini buns

Ingredients
150 g flour
25 g sugar
½ tsp instant yeast
¼ tsp baking powder (did not show this in the video but the baking powder was actually already in the flour at the beginning)
1/8 tsp salt
80 ml warm water
½ tbsp oil

1. Mix all of the dry ingredients in a bowl.
2. Add oil and water and mix roughly with chopstick until a shaggy dough is made
3. Set this dough aside for 10 minutes to allow the dough to hydrate/relax
4. After 10 minutes you can start kneading. You should aim to knead for 10-15 minutes until the surface of the dough is smooth
5. Set aside to rest anywhere from 1 hr (warmer climate) to 2 hours cooler climate. The dough is done when it has doubled in size.
6. Flatten the dough and portion into 6 pieces.
7. Roll each dough piece into a small ball and place on a small piece of parchment paper. Once all 6 balls are done, place aside and cover with a tea towel. These need to rise for the second time. The timing is shorter however. It should be done in about 30 minutes, or when you can gently prod the dough and the mark you leave behind on the surface stays on the dough instead of smoothening out.
8. Prep your steamer. I used a make shift upside down plate topped with a metal slotted plate. I then put water into the pot making sure that the water level is enough to create steam but not so high as to come onto my plate. If you have a steamer this would be much easier.
9. I place the pot with buns in and lid on on medium high heat until I can hear the water start to boil or until I can see that steam is starting to be produced, I turn the heat down to a medium and start timing for 10 minutes at this point.
10. After 10 minutes, I turn the heat off but leave the lid ON for another 2-4 minutes. I’ve read that this helps prevent the dough from collapsing and sinking in.
11. After the 2-4 minutes, lid can come off and buns can come out.

These are ready to eat and best served hot.

I had mine with congee and scrambled eggs. You can have it with milk or dipped in condensed milk. Non traditional – but I’ve put butter and jam on mine and really liked it :P

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[strikerz]

10/10 would make again, it tasted just exactly like in restaurants ❤

[حنينياسين-يس]

Tried it and it came out delicious i filled it with chocolate ❤

[jokorod]

Hi, , i love your dough the way i look it at the end of your video, , btw, what kind of floir did you use?? All purpose Flour, baker's Flour or cake flour?? Thank you 😊

[danir]

I didn’t know you didn’t have to activate the yeast first! This is so much quicker! It doesn’t over prove over night? Anyone?

[roseducusin]

what are the exact measurements of all the ingredients.thanks

[Neha-wxj]

Is that rice flour or all purpose flour?

[diostaylow]

Hi where to find the recipe? I cant find the description too

[ally.-.]

What are the little papers. Ive trued with wax paper but it gets wet if im making larger batches

[reynluangco]

I'm doing this many times but i don't know my bun always become small after I cook

[Karma-shsi]

I want to know how to make the sweet chopped beef meat bun

[christinalaichin]

Where to look at your delicious yummy recipe?

[gforgabby]

If I want to freeze some, do I freeze it before steaming? Or do I need to steam them first, let them cool down, then freeze them?

[sonasnow]

Where is the recipe can't find description

[ICookYouRepeat]

Do u put in an optional filling before or after the bajo buns are cooked?

[DannyDhyka]

I want to try it, what kind of flour does it use?

[Jonyxsenpai]

Did you place the dough in the fridge overnight? Or did you leave it out in room temp overnight

[johnchu]

Hello, it's ok I'm asking how much or measuring putting an ingredients, than you

[BA-rpdn]

Is there a recipe for these wt measurements 😮

[Soullight]

Great! Did you use whole wheat flour or all purpose flour?

[LoveJesus]

is it all purpose flour or rice flour? please HELP