Mantou is a common staple food in the north, and it is often used for breakfast in the south, which is easy to fill. Eat two and you may not be hungry all morning!
Speaking of steamed steamed buns, everyone will definitely find this difficult. But some people make steamed buns that are often like a hard pimple, and the bite is very solid, and it is not soft enough at all!
Want to make the steamed buns are soft and fragrant, and the taste is good, Xiao Er specially summarized the yeast use method + kneading skills, so that the rice balls can make pasta during the National Day holiday without overturning~
Use yeast correctly
1. Choose the right yeast
In fact, yeast is divided into three types: high-sugar resistant yeast, low-sugar resistant yeast, and fresh yeast.
(1) Low-sugar resistant yeast: suitable for pasta with sugar content accounting for less than 8% of flour, such as steamed buns.
(2) High-sugar resistant yeast: suitable for pasta with sugar content accounting for more than 8% of flour, such as sweet bread, sweet toast, etc.
The main reason why dry yeast has high and low sugar is that yeast needs to consume sugar to ferment, only the most suitable sugar content can make the dough produce enough suitable gas to complete fermentation, different pasta should choose different yeast;
In addition, yeast fermentation has nothing to do with the type of flour, and the type of flour only affects the taste of fermented pasta.
(3) Fresh yeast: also known as pressed yeast, is made of yeast emulsion by pressing and dehydration, need to be stored at 0~4 °C, with many live cells, fast fermentation speed, fermentation flavor and other advantages, generally make frozen dough will choose to use fresh yeast.
The advantages of fresh yeast are strong activity, strong after fermentation, fuller aroma and more delicate taste; The disadvantage is that it is not easy to store, the shelf life is short, and it can be maintained for about 40~45 days.
△Mantou made using three fermentation raw materials
2 and noodles when activating yeast
Use warm water at 30~40 °C to make the yeast better activated and the dough better fermented. If the water temperature is too high, the yeast will be "scalded" and inactive.
3. Add white sugar to increase the fermentation rate
White sugar can speed up the awakening of yeast and improve the fermentation efficiency of dough.
Yeast is the soul of pasta, in addition to its own aroma, yeast also stimulates the wheat aroma of flour, according to different pasta, choose different yeast, in order to play the delicious. Have the rice balls mastered the correct use of yeast?
Essential tips for kneading dough
When kneading the dough, be sure to knead until there are no bubbles inside the dough, the appearance is smooth, and there are no bubbles on the cutting surface, this step is very critical, so that the steamed bun is white and fat, will not retract.
When making steamed buns, pinch the bottom of the steamed bun with one hand and slowly turn the potion with the other hand to make the steamed steamed bun appear smoother.
After the steamed bun is ready, be sure to rise and steam it after about 15 minutes.
After steaming the steamer over high heat, moisten the cage cloth and put it in the pot before putting the steamed buns!
Mantou nourishes the stomach and replenishes qi, people with a bad spleen and stomach, diarrhea, and poor appetite can also eat some baked steamed buns. For people with a bad stomach, eating pasta is more suitable for eating hair noodles, and the yeast in it helps to improve digestion!
Fluffy and slightly sweet rose steamed buns
Round or square steamed buns are more common, today Xiaoer will share with you an "unusual" rose steamed buns, want to be soft and slightly sweet, accurate fermentation is the key!
How can you tell if the dough is fermented?
Signs of successful fermentation 1: the dough is not hard when pressed, and the texture is soft and rebound;
Signs of successful fermentation two: the dough has an air eye at the bottom.
Add red yeast powder steamed rose steamed buns, the color is uniform and soft, the steamed buns are soft and chewy, the flower shape is beautiful, adding a beautiful touch to the table, and making the steamed buns into a rose flower, giving it to your dear family, is it particularly romantic?
(CCTV home for dinner)