Cornmeal steamed bun

Name: Cornmeal steamed bun
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Staple Food
Ingredients: 350 g All-purpose flour; 150 g fine cornmeal; 120g boiling water; 2 piece Egg; 30g Sugar; 5 g Yeast; 15 g Lard

Rustic steamed buns combining hot-water-scalded cornmeal with wheat flour, eggs and a touch of lard for richness; fermented until airy, they steam up pillowy with a subtle corn sweetness.

1 hrNewMedium Staple Food Steam Sweet

Instructions

1
Use 120 grams of boiling water to scald the cornmeal.
2
Stir evenly.
3
Add sugar, and stir evenly again.
4
Crack in two eggs.
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Add 350 grams of flour.
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5 grams of yeast.
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Stir until there are large clumps.
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Add 15 grams of lard, and stir evenly again.
9
Knead by hand into a smooth dough.
10
Cut into evenly sized small portions (about 70 grams each).
11
Form into circles separately.
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Place in a steamer, leaving a gap in the middle, cover with the lid, and let it ferment in a warm place until it doubles in size (the temperature is high now, about 40 minutes).
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Place the well-fermented steamed buns into the steamer with cold water, steam for 12–15 minutes after it starts emitting steam, then steam for another 3 minutes with the lid slightly open, and they are ready.
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It's done cooking.
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Fluffy and soft, with a delicate texture.
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