Henan Handmade Mantou

By ElainaArmstrong

Henan Handmade Mantou
Seeing many brothers and sisters making steamed buns for the first time, I couldn't bear to see it!! I am from Henan. When I was 10 years old, my mother began to teach me how to make steamed buns. Now there are many vendors selling steamed buns outside, but few people make their own steamed buns. But the steamed buns outside are really dirty!! A lot of things have been added, but it has no taste at all! It simply ruined the reputation of the northern steamed buns!! Our family eats steamed buns three times a day, and I make a pot of handmade steamed buns every day. So my sister taught everyone how to make steamed buns at home for their families, which was both hygienic and chewy. It's really delicious! Although I have only been making steamed buns for five years, not as good as my mother for more than 30 years, I want to teach everyone what I know so that more people can eat the steamed buns I make myself! Let us not only become a household name, but also enable women and children, as well as the elderly to learn to steam steamed buns.

Recipe Recommendations

  • flour 2 pounds
  • baking powder 10 grams

Steps for Henan Handmade Mantou

  • Make  step 0
    1
    Prepare a clean basin.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Add two bowls of warm water.
  • Make  step 2
    3
    Pour in 10 grams of baking powder and melt.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    Pour in two kilograms of flour and mix into a dough. Cover the pan.
  • Make  step 4
    5
    After the dough is ready, place it on the chopping board and knead it hard.(The dough becomes more and more tender, you must use your strength to squeeze the dough into large doses and knead it round.) (Or cut directly into rectangles with a knife like I do.
  • Make  step 5
    6
    Add enough water to the pan, spread a drawer cloth on the wall (remember, the drawer cloth must be dry), and put the kneaded dough in. Don't light the fire at this time! (This is my family's ancestral secret recipe for steaming steamed buns!) After putting the dough in place, cover the pan. Let it ferment for a second time. After an hour, steam on high heat for another 25 minutes, and turn off the heat.
  • Make  step 6
    7
    Five minutes after turning off the heat, open the lid and take out the bulging steamed buns.
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