Steaming Buns and Dumplings: Master 4 Little Secrets, Prevent Dead Buns, Fluffy and Delicious, Full of Wheat Aroma
The first time making steamed buns, they didn't turn out big, and they were still hard. How could that happen? That's because the dough wasn't properly fermented!
Recently, many people have been staying home, and a lot of people are making some food to eat! Today, a friend who doesn't often cook asked me this question. She's been learning to steam buns, but the first time she steamed them, they didn't turn out big and were especially hard, which was quite frustrating. The reason is that the dough wasn't properly fermented!
Because the dough wasn't properly fermented when mixing it, the steamed buns became dead buns, looking hard and not growing in size. It was as if they were steamed before!
How to ferment the dough to make delicious and fluffy steamed buns?
Master the 4 little secrets to steam buns, dead buns, fluffy and delicious, wheat aroma full!
1: The ratio of yeast to flour is very important when fermenting. When fermenting the flour, the ratio of flour to yeast is very important. 100 grams of flour should be paired with 1 gram of yeast, which will ferment the dough very well!
2: The temperature of the yeast powder is important. When fermenting the flour, the temperature should be controlled at around 35 degrees, which can make the dough ferment well and not become dead-bun-like!
3: Before making steamed buns, make sure they are placed in a steamer basket to continue fermenting for 5-10 minutes, then steam the steamed buns, this is the most reliable method!
4: When adding the yeast powder to the flour, add a little sugar, which is very beneficial for the fermentation of the flour!
The above are the 4 secrets to make delicious steamed buns. Mastering these 4 secrets will prevent you from steaming dead buns!
Let's take an example, let's steam a bun to try it out!
Delicious and fluffy steamed bun recipe
Required ingredients
Main ingredients: 500g flour, 5g yeast powder
Accessories: 5g sugar, 250g warm water at around 35 degrees.
Production steps
1: Put 250g of warm water in a basin, pour in 5g of yeast powder, and then put in 5g of sugar, and then stir evenly, then put 500g of flour into the yeast water, and knead it into a smooth dough. If you have a bread machine, it's even better to put all the ingredients into the bread machine and turn on the bread machine to automatically knead the dough.
2: After the dough is kneaded, place it in a basin, cover it with plastic wrap, then turn on the oven, adjust the temperature to 35 degrees, and put the dough in the water to steam in the oven. Because the weather is quite cold, it's best to put it in the oven for steam fermentation, which is more effective. If you don't have a oven, you can boil a pot of water to half open, and then put the dough into it, cover it with a lid, it can also ferment smoothly. When the dough ferments twice its size, it means that the dough has fermented well!
3: After the dough ferments well, sprinkle a little flour on the kneading board, then place the dough on the kneading board and knead it vigorously. To make the steamed buns taste better, you must knead them a few times!
4: After the steamed buns are kneaded, divide them into equally sized small doughs. Then make steamed buns on the kneading board, the next step is to put them in the pot to steam.
5: Put an appropriate amount of hot water in the steamer, then put the steamed buns in the steamer, cover the steamer with a lid, first steam them for 10 minutes until they are inside. Continue steaming them on the hot water for 10 minutes, and then put them in the fire to steam, after steaming for 15 minutes, this fluffy and delicious steamed bun is ready!
Take a look, this is the steamed bun I made with my method, it is very fluffy and delicious, and there is no dead-bun situation!
The above are the suggestions I gave to my friend. Following this method, you will never have the dead-bun situation!
During this period of time when people are ‘isolated’, it is important to eat more steamed buns and buns and other carbohydrates. These foods will make us happier!
Okay, that's the end of today's sharing, we'll see you next time, bye!
