Sweet Steamed Flour Dessert (MianHuaBei) Recipe

Features:

Cuisine:

China

It is called Mian Hua Bei, which means it really looks like cotton. This sweet flour dessert use on simple ingredients, but the taste is light sweet with a strong flour aroma. It makes the best combination of the original ingredients’ flavor, taste, and mouthfeel. You will love this attractive dessert.

55 minutes
Serves 2
Easy

Ingredients

250g gluten-free flour
50g wheat starch
120g sugar
150g baking powder
13g white vinegar
35g lard
150g water

Directions

Tips

1. Continue to stir when adding ingredients to make the flour mixture. In this way, you can the four mixture smooth and even.

2. Steam when the water is boiling. It can shorten the steaming time and prevent overcooked. It’s the key to make the bun tender.

Steps

1 Done 5 minutes	Add granulated sugar into a pot. Add water until sugar melt.
2 Done 5 minutes	Add white vinegar and baking powder. Stir well.
3 Done 5 minutes	Add wheat starch and gluten-free flour. Use a whisk to stir until mix well.
4 Done 5 minutes	Add lard and mix well.
5 Done 5 minutes	Stir until it becomes smooth flour mixture.
6 Done 5 minutes	Add flour mixture a pastry piping bag.
7 Done 5 minutes	Place tinfoil baking cups into a food steamer.
8 Done 15 minutes	Fill tinfoil baking cups with flour mixture. Let it sit for 5 minutes. Then steam over high heat for 6 minutes. Serve.