Steamed buns

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Weigh the ingredients and make the brown sugar dough first. Place the flour in a large container. Prepare warm water, add a small amount of salt and yeast, stir well, and let it react for a while. Add the water to the flour while stirring with chopsticks until it resembles cotton wool. Knead for about 15 minutes. Then knead the dough by hand; the longer you knead, the smoother the dough will be. Once it's almost ready, place the dough in a bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and let it ferment in a warm place for about an hour, or until the dough has increased in size by 1 to 1.5 times.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Just follow the steps above to make the steamed bun dough.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   To determine if the dough has fermented successfully: check if there are many honeycomb-like structures inside the dough, whether the dough is larger than before, and whether it springs back when you insert your finger into it.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Once the dough has risen, place it on a cutting board and knead it to release the air. Then, shape it into small dough balls, roll them out into wrappers, and start making steamed buns. This time, I filled the buns with dried cabbage, meat, and some shredded radish. You can add fillings according to your own preferences.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   The steamed buns are ready.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   The bag's wrinkles are acceptable.

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   These are freshly steamed brown sugar buns.

   

8. 08

   Step 8

   We traditionally eat Qingming cakes during the Qingming Festival, but eating too many can be cloying. My family prefers steamed buns and dumplings, so we made a lot to eat during the festival.

   

9. 09

   Step 9

   Renderings.