Fried Mantou 炸馒头 | Chinese Soft Fluffy Steamed Buns From Scratch

April 16, 2022 PY's Kitchen

Fried mantou with a crispy outside and soft fluffy inside

Fried Mantou 炸馒头 | How to Make Steamed Buns

How To Make Steamed Buns

Today we will learn how to make fried mantou!

To make the fried mantou you will first need to make the plain mantou/ steamed bun. Fried mantou was one of my favorite dim sum items. The fried mantou are basically mantou/steamed buns that are deep fried until a golden mantou

What is Mantou

Mantou are chinese steamed buns. The steamed buns are plain and don’t have any filling inside. The fluffy steamed buns are commonly served with condensed milk. Mantou is a popular bun in Asia and is eaten for breakfast or you can find them at dim sum restaurants. You can also find premade plain frozen mantou at the grocery store.

In today's video I will show you how to make steamed bun from scratch / homemade mantou. As a bonus we will also learn how to make fried mantou!. If you’re a subscriber to my channel you might have seen my mantou recipe before. I adjusted my previous mantou recipe a little bit to make it even softer! We will be using a stand mixer to make mantou. Check out my old mantou video to learn how to knead the dough by hand.

Scroll down to check out the ingredients needed for the Fried Mantou with step by step instructions!
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Click HERE to watch the step by step instructions on YouTube

Fried Mantou | 炸馒头

Fried Mantou Ingredients

✿ 300 Grams Special Bun Flour
✿ 2.5 Grams Instant Yeast
✿ 10 Grams Sugar
✿ 14 Grams Condensed Milk
✿ 5 Grams Oil
✿ 165 - 170 Milliliters Water

Fried Mantou INSTRUCTIONS | Click here for the recipe video

How to Make Mantou

Add all the ingredients to a stand mixer. Attach the dough hook. Slowly add the water while mixing on low speed. Mix on low speed for 8 minutes. You could also knead by hand until a soft and smooth dough forms.

*Adjust water if needed

Shape the dough in a ball. Let it rest for 15 minutes

Roll the dough out into a rectangle. Approx. 2mm thick. Spray the dough with a little bit of water. Roll up the dough. Roll out the log more into desired size. Use a sharp knife to cut the dough in pieces.

Place each mantou on a piece of parchment paper. Place in a steamer. Let it rest for 20 minutes. Mantou are ready to steam when they bounce back after pressing them.

Turn on high heat. When water is boiling, turn down heat to medium and steam for 10 - 15 minutes. When done turn of heat. Slightly open the lid to release the steam.

Let's make fried mantou! Heat up oil on low - medium heat. Carefully slide steamed mantou in the oil. Deep fry until gold brown. Serve hot with some condensed milk!

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TIPS & NOTES
✿ Condensed Milk is optional. You can leave it out or substitute it with regular sugar.
✿ Instead of making your own mantou for these fried mantou, you can buy the frozen premade plain mantou from the store.

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