Man Tou Recipe
August 7th 2008 03:37
After the compelling story of how Zhuge Liang invented Man Tou, I can't leave you hanging in the lurch without knowing what it tastes like so I'm going to post up the recipe.
Firstly you would need:
4 1/2 Cups of All purpose flour
1 Table Spoon of Active Dry Yeast
1 1/2 Cups of Water
2 Table Spoon of Vegetable Oil (or any other cooking oil)
1/4 Cup of Sugar
Make 1 cup of lukewarm water and add to it the yeast, 1 table spoon of sugar and 1 cup of flour . Cover with cling wrap and let it sit for one hour or until it becomes all frothy. When the first batch of yeast/flour mixture is ready, boil 1/2 cup of water, adding to it the remainder of the sugar and vegetable oil then letting it sit until it becomes lukewarm.
Once the yeast mixture is ready pour into the lukewarm sugar water and add the remaining cups of flour. Mix well, then knead the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic. Put the dough in a large bowl cover it over in cling wrap and let it rise and double in size for about 2 hours. Covering up the dough ensures that it doesn't get dried.
Once the dough is ready you can use it to any way you like by adding fillings or shape it plaining. But for old fashion Man Tou style, roll the the dough into a cylindrical shape and cut into even pieces, taking care to turn the dough with each cut so that the shape remains the same.
Place the dough in the steamer, over boiling water and steam for 10 minutes and they are ready to be served while hot.
Firstly you would need:
4 1/2 Cups of All purpose flour
1 Table Spoon of Active Dry Yeast
1 1/2 Cups of Water
2 Table Spoon of Vegetable Oil (or any other cooking oil)
1/4 Cup of Sugar
Make 1 cup of lukewarm water and add to it the yeast, 1 table spoon of sugar and 1 cup of flour . Cover with cling wrap and let it sit for one hour or until it becomes all frothy. When the first batch of yeast/flour mixture is ready, boil 1/2 cup of water, adding to it the remainder of the sugar and vegetable oil then letting it sit until it becomes lukewarm.
Once the yeast mixture is ready pour into the lukewarm sugar water and add the remaining cups of flour. Mix well, then knead the dough until it becomes smooth and elastic. Put the dough in a large bowl cover it over in cling wrap and let it rise and double in size for about 2 hours. Covering up the dough ensures that it doesn't get dried.
Once the dough is ready you can use it to any way you like by adding fillings or shape it plaining. But for old fashion Man Tou style, roll the the dough into a cylindrical shape and cut into even pieces, taking care to turn the dough with each cut so that the shape remains the same.
Place the dough in the steamer, over boiling water and steam for 10 minutes and they are ready to be served while hot.
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