Exclusive Cornmeal Steamed Cake

Name: Exclusive Cornmeal Steamed Cake
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Staple Food
Ingredients: 100 g cornmeal; 200 g white flour; 3 g Yeast; 1 piece Egg; 20 g white sugar; 100 g boiling water; 500 g warm water

A fluffy steamed cornmeal cake where boiling water scalds the cornmeal for a finer crumb, then the batter with egg and yeast rises tall and steams into a soft, mildly sweet sponge.

45 minNewMedium Staple Food Steam Sweet

Instructions

1
Add 100 grams of cornmeal to a glass bowl and pour in an equal amount of boiling water. After scalding the cornmeal, its texture becomes delicate and it won't scratch your throat.
2
Stir with chopsticks until it becomes fluffy.
3
After the fluffy cornmeal has cooled, pour in the white flour.
4
Crack in one egg.
5
Add 3 grams of yeast.
6
Knead the dough with 500 grams of warm water.
7
After stirring with chopsticks until it becomes flaky, knead it on the kneading mat into a smooth dough.
8
Place the dough on the steamer tray without proofing, flatten it, cover it, and let it rest for half an hour.
9
Let it rise until it doubles in size.
10
Bring to a boil with high heat and steam for 10 minutes, then simmer for 2 minutes before serving.
11
Finished product image.