Published May 04, 2020 Updated Aug 27, 2024
Mantou
Traditional Chinese steamed buns or mantou (馒头) is one of the most popular steamed bun recipes in Chinese food. In this post, you are going to learn the easiest way to make homemade steamed buns or mantou buns. This recipe is so quick, easy and 100% fail-proof. The active time is only 20 minutes and a tray of steaming hot buns will be ready in less than 1 1/2 hours, including proofing time!
Steamed Buns Recipe
While you can buy mantou buns from Chinese grocery stores or restaurants, they are very easy to make at home. My steamed buns recipe calls for only four (4) basic ingredients below:
All-purpose flour Milk – I love milk in mantou recipe, but you can also use water or soy milk. I used whole milk in my recipe, but you can certainly choose to use low fat milk or skim milk. Sugar Yeast
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Make Steamed Buns
There are two ways of making mantou. Traditionally, mantou are 100% hand-made. The dough is kneaded by hands. My method is the quickest and easiest method.
What To Serve With This Recipe
Serve mantou with condensed milk, soy milk, braised pork belly (dong po rou), or Chinese tea eggs. For a wholesome Chinese breakfast, I recommend the following recipes. I hope you enjoy this post as much as I do. If you try my recipe, please leave a comment and consider giving it a 5-star rating. For more easy and delicious recipes, explore my Recipe Index, and stay updated by subscribing to my newsletter and following me on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram for new updates.
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