Ingredients (makes 8 mantou)
original dough
250g flour
2g instant dry yeast
130g warm water
purple sweet potato dough
200g flour
180g purple sweet potato, mashed
2g instant dry yeast
105g warm water
食材（可做 8个馒头）
原面团
面粉 250克
即溶干酵母 2克
温水 130克
紫薯面团
面粉 200克
紫薯泥 180克
即溶干酵母 2克
温水 105克
Directions/做法
– mix ingredients of both dough separately and proof till double in size
两份面团食材各别混合、和面后发酵只双倍大
– punch both dough down, and roll out into a rectangle sheet that is of 0.2cm thickness
面团排气、将其擀成厚度 0.2厘米的长方形面皮
– place purple sweet potato dough on top of original dough, and roll up lengthwise. roll tightly
将紫薯面皮叠放在原面皮上方，从长处紧紧卷起
– slice into equal portions ~ do note that you should not slice it too thin to prevent it from falling during steaming
切割成数等份～请勿切得太薄以免蒸的时候倒下
– proof the dough for another 20 mins
切割的面团最后发酵 20分钟
– bring a pot of water to boil, then steam buns over medium heat for 15 mins. turn off fire after steaming, and uncover lid only 5 mins later
蒸锅的水烧开后，放入馒头、转至中火蒸 15分钟。熄火后，再等约 5分钟后再打开盖取出即可
Pollution index: 115 (slightly polluted)
啊。。啊。。。啊。。。。。。。。。
这个双色馒头太漂亮了，很均匀咧，真的不容易呀！！
嘻嘻，就说嘛，妳总是那么的强，让我离不开妳啦 XD
Hi Vic Vic dear,
This is so lovely! Great for coming Morher\’s day gift.
How do you add the sweet shamrock print (5 little heart shape) on the mantou?
I coming for breakfast..haha
mui
hey pretty mui mui, i cut off some additional purple dough, rolled it really flat, then cut out with love shape cutters. place them on the mantou, and proof away before steaming ^^
Thanks Vic 🙂
Hi, my purple sweet potatoes after mixing to dough the color purple change to green.Is it after steaming the sweet potatoes must bake immediate. Can u pls help me. Thank you.
Hi Wai Ping, i haven\’t met this situation before although i do suspect your sweet potato may have oxidised (weird, as usually only raw and sliced ones get oxidised right?). it could be the way you have stored the sweet potato (be it chilling or freezing)
apologies i cannot be of great help but i will suggest using freshly steamed mashed sweet potato in the future to test if your dough turns out well. otherwise, if using freezed mashed sweet potato, please ensure you spray some lemon juice on it to prevent discolouration.
hope this helps.
Hi Victoria, these buns are so pretty! Love the brightness of the purple colour, contrasts the dough very well!
Hi, realised no sugar is added. The sweetness comes from the sweet potato? Healthy way! 🙂
Hi Seline, frankly, this mantou has no sweetness.. However, in real mantou, supposedly to be healthy as you rightly put it, does not include sugar, filling and oil/fat according to my understanding from the Chinese ..:)
Hope this helps
转圈圈的馒头很漂亮哟！
我被你的馒头给卷进来了，哇！太美丽的颜色，好喜欢！
Like to seek your advice in bread making. How to know dough has proof sufficiently? Some books say when pressed will see a dent. Some say the dent will raised up slowly. I\’m confused
Hi Wendy, for me, i would go for the former.
这馒头实在太太太漂亮了。你也很super哦，还为馒头添上美丽的点缀。太赞了哦～
很漂亮的双色哦
迷人~~
These buns are so pretty. Love the rolls! 😀
天啊！！太完美了！！太均匀了。。还有那天然美丽的紫。。。太想要了！！
hi victoria, it;s been quite a long time since i last dropped by, at times i just run thru your blog and see what hv you been baking….:) very nice buns,,the swirls are beautiful!
I must say your swirly mantou looks so gorgeous and your layering are so even. A dab of butter on steaming hot mantou … Yum!
Hi Victoria. Do you proof this with the cut side (the swirl) facing up. Sorry but I rarely eat mantou. Do you eat this plain or with other fillings or side dish. Thanks.
Hi, yes i placed cut side up. Mantou is just like steam bread. Eat plain, with jam or savoury, or anyway u like. u can also google to find out more about the culture behind this bread.
Hope this helps.
有没有什么 牌子的 即溶干酵母 是可以推荐的呢？我的发酵不起来，不知道是不是酵母的问题．．．
您好，我用的是安琪牌子。使用酵母切记两点：其一：酵母有效期，其二：水温不可太热。我发酵酵母水温平时保持在 49-52 摄氏度之间
Just use plain flour?
Yes