How to steam buns to be white and fluffy?

1, choose flour. Traditional Chinese pasta is usually made with medium gluten flour that has a protein content of 9%-12%.

2. Add warm water and mix the noodles. Use lukewarm water to mix the flour, and add water in stages during the kneading process. Follow the ratio of 500 grams of flour with about 50% warm water and put 1% yeast. You can add the right amount of sugar and eggs.

3, add yeast powder. If you use yeast to ferment, then be sure to add baking powder. The amount of baking powder is half of the yeast powder, so that the issued noodles will be soft and fluffy.

4. Knead the dough. Knead slowly, if the dough is sticky, dip your hand in some water and knead again, then it won't stick to your hand. To do the "three light", that is, the surface light, basin light, hand light, so that the surface will be good to knead.

5, rise. The dough was put on a damp cloth and put into a warm sealed space to ferment until double in size. The time is about 1~1.5 hours, according to the temperature to extend or shorten the time.

6: Place the fermented dough on a lightly floured board and knead several times until the dough is smooth and free of bubbles. Then roll out the dough into a long strip and cut it into equal sized pieces. 500 grams of flour and I cut 16 pieces of dough, about 50 grams each.

7. Flatten the dough and roll it out into a round shape with a thin center.

8: Put the filling on the dough sheet and form a bun, try to put in as much filling as possible, so that it will be more delicious.

9, after the buns are ready for the second fermentation, the buns will be covered with cotton cloth to rise for about 30 minutes before they can be steamed. If it is winter or room temperature is low must be appropriate to extend the time, room temperature is high when the appropriate to reduce the time.

10, steam pot water boil into the bun, about 18 minutes of steaming.

11, 18 minutes after the time is up, do not rush to open the lid, so as to avoid the buns retraction, after four or five minutes and then uncovered.