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Sweet Potato Mantou

Yield

8 PEOPLE

Time

1 hour 30 minutes

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Mantou (馒头) is a yeast-based Chinese steamed bun made of yeast, flour, sugar and water. This sweet potato mantou recipe is so soft and fluffy. Learn how to make mantou with this easy and fail-proof recipe!

Ingredients

– 1/2 tablespoon (5.5 g/0.2 oz.) yeast – 100 ml warm water – 1/2 teaspoon sugar – 75 g (2.6 oz.) sweet potato (or "yam" in the United States) – 250 g (8.8 oz.) all purpose flour – 2 tablespoons sugar – 1 tablespoon oil – 1 tablespoon oil

Step 1

Combine the yeast, sugar and warm water in a bowl. Stir to mix well. Set aside for 20 minutes. The yeast mixture will rise and becomes foamy.

Step 2

Steam the sweet potato until soft, discard the water that seeps out after steaming. Using a spoon, mash the sweet potato into a fine puree.

Step 3

Add the yeast mixture, sweet potato puree, flour, sugar and oil in the bowl of a stand mixer attached with a dough hook.

Step 4

 Knead on speed 1 for 6 minutes until the dough becomes soft and shiny. If the dough is too sticky, add 1 - 2 tablespoons of flour. If you don't have a stand mixer, you can knead with hands for 20 minutes or until the dough doesn't stick to your hands.

Step 5

Transfer the dough out and cover it with plastic wrap and let rest for 5 minutes.

Step 6

 On a slightly floured surface, roll out the dough with a rolling pin to form a 14x10" rectangle.

Step 7

Roll up the dough into a log. Roll the log back and forth a few times or until the surface looks smooth and reaches 12-inch in length.

Step 8

Cut the dough into 8 equal-sized pieces using a sharp knife or a pastry cutter. Transfer each dough to a 3x4"-inch parchment paper. You may roll each dough into a round ball after cutting.

Step 9

Place the dough into a steamer. Cover the lid of the steamer and let rise for 60 minutes, or until the dough balls expand in size. Make sure you leave enough space between each dough ball so they don't stick together.

Step 10

Turn on high heat and steam for 10-12 minutes, or until the dough expands to soft, puffy and fluffy mantou. Turn off the heat and serve the mantou warm.

Step 11

Turn on high heat and steam for 10-12 minutes, or until the dough expands to soft, puffy and fluffy mantou. Turn off the heat and serve the mantou warm.

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