Steamed bun /Man Thou/ #chinesecooking

In a small bowl, mix one teaspoon sugar and yeast. Add some warm milk/water. Set it aside.

In another mixing bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt and rest of water. Mix them well. Add the yeast mixture.

Mix them well until form a dough. If you use machine, knead the dough for 20 minutes until it is smooth and reach the window pane. Then let it rest for 1 hour and it will be double in volume.

Knead by hand, after mixing all the ingredients into a homogenized ball of dough. Knead it for 5 minutes. Set it aside or rest it for 20 minutes by covering the dough with dry towel.

Knead the dough until it is smooth for another 10 minutes. Let it rest for 1 hour. It will be double in volume.

Lightly dust your counter with flour, bring out the dough and divide the dough as your wish.

Shape each dough into ball shape or any shape you like.

Place it on a parchment paper. Final proofing phase - proof the dough at warm place or under sunshine for another 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Prepare your steamer with water. Bring it to boil.

Place the buns into the steamer. Steam it for 10-15 minutes depend on how big your buns. Minimun for the first batch is 15 minutes. The next batch, 10 minutes will be enough.

Remove out the steamed bun quickly and place another batch of bun.

Cool it down and enjoy your steamed bun.