Pumpkin Mantou 南瓜馒头
I seldom make Chinese steamed bun or pao as I don’t have the patience and always find it is very time consuming to wait for the buns to proof. So happens that Joceline told me to check an easy mantou (Chinese steamed bun) recipe from Jane’s blog. After reading the recipe, I find that the steps are easy to follow and pretty quick to make, Really happy with the outcome. This healthy Pumpkin Mantou is quite soft and a little springy and is best to serve warm for morning breakfast.
Pumpkin Mantou
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Author: Ann Low
Serves: 10 pieces
Ingredients
- 60g Pumpkin without skin
- 90g Water
- ¾tsp Instant yeast
- 250g Plain flour/Hong Kong flour
- 25g Caster sugar
- 10g Vegetable oil or olive oil
- 1 tbsp Black sesame seeds (toasted)
Instructions
- Steam pumpkin till soft and blend to smooth while still hot. Set aside till cool.
- In a small bowl, mix instant yeast and water together.
- In another bowl sift in flour, add sugar, pumkin puree and oil. Add the instant yeast and water into it. Mix well, and use hand to knead mixture to a smooth dough （about 10 mins), add toasted black sesame seed, knead well again. Cover dough and rest for 15 minutes at room temperature.
- Dust table top with some flour. Roll out the dough into a rectangle shape (about 13 x 6 inch). Brush some water on top of the surface.
- Roll up the dough like a Swiss roll. Cut into small pieces (8-10pieces) and put the small mantou on a small piece of wax paper.
- Put the mantou in the steamer and proof for 20 minutes or about double in volume.
- Turn the fire to high and bring water to boil and turn fire to medium, steam mantou for 15 minutes.
南瓜馒头
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Author: Ann Low
Serves: 10 pieces
Ingredients
- 60克 南瓜 (去了皮）
- 90克 水
- ¾茶匙 即溶酵母
- 250克 面粉/水仙面粉
- 25克 幼糖
- 10克 植物油/橄榄油
- 1汤匙 黑芝麻 （烤香）
Instructions
- 将南瓜切小块蒸熟，趁热把南瓜打成泥.
- 先将水，酵母混合。
- 在另一个大碗，筛人面粉，糖，南瓜泥和油。倒入酵母水，用手搓柔成光滑面团（约10分钟）。参入黑芝麻，搓均匀。将面团放在温室下松弛15分钟。
- 撒些面粉在桌面上，将面团擀成长方形 （约13 x 6寸）。将表面多余的粉刷掉，再均匀的刷上水。
- 将面团卷成圆柱体后，将面团分割 (8-10个左右），放在蜡纸上。
- 将面团放入蒸炉内，进行最后一次发酵约20分钟至面团发成双倍大。
- 以中火蒸约15分钟即可取出。
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This post is linked to the event Little Thumbs Up (Oct 2014 Event: PUMPKIN) organised by
and hosted by Eileen (Eileen’s Diary)
also link to Best Recipes for Everyone October 2014
Event Theme: Bun in My Hot Steamer hosted by Fion of XuanHom’s Mom.
Your mantou looks so drooling…may I grab one for breakfast?
I have never heard of mantou before, these are definitely something that I need to make! They look delicious.. thanks for the great recipe!
哇。。。黄配黑,漂亮极了哦!
每咬一口都能嚼到黑芝麻,肯定非常好吃谢谢妳参与最棒食谱,感恩有妳^^
1010金澄澄的馒头。。。万岁!加了黑芝麻,更加分了!
Ann,加了黑芝麻真的有不同的效果,而已这些芝麻都分布得好均匀,太美了,谢谢ann参与这馒头浪潮。
加了黑芝麻的馒头果然不同了~~ 🙂
Lovely! I am pinning this for future reference for sure!
They look gorgeous dotted with black sesame seeds. Totally adorable!
Hi Ann, yummy smooth & fluffy soft 南瓜馒头. Love the contrasting colour with added black sesame seeds to the golden pumpkin!
Soft fluffy mantou and smooth skin surface. Perfect!
This attract me the moment I saw it! Very nicely done and the sesame dots on the golden yellow bun are so cute!
HI Ann, these pumpkin mantou looked very cute! Like the idea of adding some black sesame seeds there!
Lovely mantou! These will be great for breakfast! 🙂
Morning Ann…lovely mantou for breakfast..
Ann, the pumpkin mantous look very good! Love the addition of black sesame seeds.
滑滑的馒头也。还加了黑芝麻粒。好好看。。like.
馒头好好看哦。。。什么都难不倒妳啦 XD
Hi Ann, 你家馒头加了黑芝麻,变得更秀气了!皮美美滑滑的, 太棒了!
i love how smooth your mantous are… it's like porcelain a fly cannot stand on it properly!
Ann, adding the black sesame seeds really make the mantou looks so nice, and your mantou are so smooth, unlike me 😀
Hi Ann, those buns look lovely! I really like the bamboo steamer you used cook them in too. May I ask where you purchased it? Can I get it in US?
Hi, Thank you for your compliment 🙂 I bought the bamboo steamer at Totts Singapore. Not sure where can you get it in US.
Ann,I love your mantou.They look lovely with the black sesame seed on them.mui
bardzo podoba mi się ten przepis, muszę zrobić 🙂 pozdrawiam
Hi, can I substitute with wholemeal flour?
Hi tyhuey, I’ve not tried with wholemeal flour yet. Not sure about the texture but no harm trying.
Hi Ann,I have similar sentiments as you, just that I seldom make steamed buns nowadays because of problems with my stove and steamer, they are not hot enough. But your steamed buns look so smooth and fluffy, I am sure your patience in waiting has paid off!
Thank you Miss B 🙂 I think you can use your rice cooker to steam small buns 😀
Hi, for this recipe isit after proof than turn the fire on?
Yes Isabelle, let the mantou proof in the steamer for 20 mins before turning on the fire.
Thanks for your recipe. Your recipe is simple yet super delicious. I never believe i can ever make man tao since in other recipe the procedures are so complicated but i finally make it. Do we put the man tao in the steamer when we starts to boil the water or put mantao into steamer after the water is boiled?
Hi Mary,
Thank you for trying this recipe and so happy that you liked it. Put the mantou in the steamer with water below and let it proof for the last time to double volume. After about 20 minutes turn on the fire and bring water to boil and steam for 15 mins at medium fire.
Hi, can I substitute with wholemeal flour?
Hi tyhuey, I’ve not tried with wholemeal flour yet. Not sure about the texture but no harm trying.
Thanks for your recipe. Your recipe is simple yet super delicious. I never believe i can ever make man tao since in other recipe the procedures are so complicated but i finally make it. Do we put the man tao in the steamer when we starts to boil the water or put mantao into steamer after the water is boiled?
Hi Mary,
Thank you for trying this recipe and so happy that you liked it. Put the mantou in the steamer with water below and let it proof for the last time to double volume. After about 20 minutes turn on the fire and bring water to boil and steam for 15 mins at medium fire.
Hi, for this recipe isit after proof than turn the fire on?
Yes Isabelle, let the mantou proof in the steamer for 20 mins before turning on the fire.
Ann,
I love your mantou.
They look lovely with the black sesame seed on them.
mui
Ann, adding the black sesame seeds really make the mantou looks so nice, and your mantou are so smooth, unlike me 😀
Hi Ann,
I have similar sentiments as you, just that I seldom make steamed buns nowadays because of problems with my stove and steamer, they are not hot enough. But your steamed buns look so smooth and fluffy, I am sure your patience in waiting has paid off!
Thank you Miss B 🙂 I think you can use your rice cooker to steam small buns 😀
Hi Ann, those buns look lovely! I really like the bamboo steamer you used cook them in too. May I ask where you purchased it? Can I get it in US?
Hi, Thank you for your compliment 🙂 I bought the bamboo steamer at Totts Singapore. Not sure where can you get it in US.
bardzo podoba mi się ten przepis, muszę zrobić 🙂 pozdrawiam
Ann,加了黑芝麻真的有不同的效果，而已这些芝麻都分布得好均匀，
太美了，谢谢ann参与这馒头浪潮。
Your mantou looks so drooling…may I grab one for breakfast?
I have never heard of mantou before, these are definitely something that I need to make! They look delicious.. thanks for the great recipe!
哇。。。黄配黑，漂亮极了哦！
每咬一口都能嚼到黑芝麻，肯定非常好吃
谢谢妳参与最棒食谱，感恩有妳^^
加了黑芝麻的馒头果然不同了~~ 🙂
1010金澄澄的馒头。。。万岁！
加了黑芝麻，更加分了！
Ann, the pumpkin mantous look very good! Love the addition of black sesame seeds.
Lovely! I am pinning this for future reference for sure!
Hi Ann, yummy smooth & fluffy soft 南瓜馒头. Love the contrasting colour with added black sesame seeds to the golden pumpkin!
Soft fluffy mantou and smooth skin surface. Perfect!
馒头好好看哦。。。什么都难不倒妳啦 XD
They look gorgeous dotted with black sesame seeds. Totally adorable!
滑滑的馒头也。还加了黑芝麻粒。好好看。。like.