Description
A Taiwanese breakfast bun with a slightly sweet, nostalgic taste, made by kneading plenty of rich brown sugar into plain Mantou dough and steaming it fluffy.
Restaurants serving Brown Sugar Steamed Bun
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Recipe
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Brown sugar
- Water(or Milk)
- Yeast
- Vegetable oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Put all-purpose flour and dry yeast in a bowl.
- Warm water (or milk) in a pot, add plenty of rich Taiwanese 'Brown Sugar (Heitang Fen)', dissolve completely to make a syrup, and cool to lukewarm.
- Add this brown sugar liquid and a little vegetable oil to the flour, knead thoroughly until uniformly brown and smooth, and proof.
- Punch down the dough, roll thin into a rectangle, and tightly roll up into a log from the edge.
- Cut into equal pieces, place on parchment, and proof again in a steamer.
- Steam on high for about
- mins until the surface is glossy and puffed up.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Rich aroma of brown sugar
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Store-bought frozen brown sugar mantou
Pairing
Warm Soy Milk or Black Tea
Trivia
[For Everyone] The most popular basic variation next to plain mantou. Taiwanese brown sugar is rich in minerals and depth, providing gentle sugar to a tired morning brain. A healing menu.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Tear the fluffy brown sugar mantou and pair it with bitter Taiwanese straight black tea (unsweetened), enjoying the balance of sweet and bitter!
Allergen
Wheat, (Dairy if milk used)