Chinese Bread

Chinese bread is a slightly sweet and soft bread, ideal for soaking up the exotic sauces of oriental dishes. However, it can also be used as a snack or for breakfast.

This bread is designed to accompany rice dishes and stews with exotic sauces, such as curry and sweet and sour sauce, so it is very fluffy.

Its sweet flavor is designed to contrast and accompany these sauces and enhance their flavor. Today you will discover how to make Chinese bread. Surely when you try it, you will want to do more!

Chinese bread recipe

Ingredients

• 300 g flour.
• 25 g of baker’s yeast.
• 150 ml of warm milk.
• 1 tablespoon of lard.
• 1 teaspoon salt.
• 2 tablespoons of sugar

Utensils

• Bowl.
• Spatula.
• Greaseproof paper or aluminum foil.

• Cooking pot.
• Steamer or rack.
• Frying pan.
• Absorbent paper.

Preparation

• Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk, stirring carefully so that no lumps appear.
• Mix the flour with the salt and sugar. Add the milk with the yeast little by little and knead well.
• Add the lard and work the dough little by little until it is well incorporated.
• Let the dough rest in a warm place for approximately 1 hour, until it doubles in volume.
• Once the dough has risen, divide it into portions and make them into balls. Stretch the balls and roll them into a roller.
• Let stand for half an hour at room temperature.
• Bring water to a boil in a pot with a wire rack or a steamer.
• Put the loaves on the steamer fold down and steam for 30 minutes.
• Once cooked, heat sunflower oil in a frying pan and fry them over high heat until golden brown.
• Drain on absorbent paper.

Data of interest

• Difficulty level: medium.
• Completion time: 45 minutes plus 1 hour and a half of rest.
• If you do not have a rack or steamer (it works with the strainer with holes to cook the rice that is never used), you can use the varoma of the thermomix or a plastic strainer like the ones used to drain the lettuce before making a salad.

Another way to make Chinese bread

Ingredients

• 1 pinch of salt.
• 450 g of flour.
• 175 g of sugar.
• 1 glass of hot water or milk.
• 30 g of lard.

Utensils

• 1 large bowl.
• Waxed paper.
• 1 damp cloth.
• 1 steam cooker or saucepan with wire rack.

Preparation

• In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients well until you get a smooth and homogeneous dough.

• On a flat surface dusted with flour, work the dough a little.
• Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let it rest for an hour in a warm place.
• Cut the waxed paper into 16 squares with a side of 6 cm.
• Work the dough again for about 5 minutes. If it is sticky, add a little more flour.
• Form a roll about 45 cm long by 5 cm wide and cut it into equal pieces.
• Work each piece into a smooth ball.
• Place each ball on a square of paper and put them on a heat-resistant plate.
• Assemble a steaming container or place a rack in a suitable saucepan and fill it with a little water.
• Bring the water to a boil and place the plate with the dumplings in the saucepan or steamer. Fit the lid tightly and lower the heat.
• Cook the loaves like this for 25 minutes. Serve hot.

Data of interest

• Difficulty level: difficult
• Preparation time: 1 hour plus 1 hour of rest.

• When steaming food, take care that the water does not splash on the grid when boiling. If this happens, the loaves will be moist and will not turn out well.

We encourage you to create these two recipes that, without a doubt, you are going to enjoy. Chinese bread can be an excellent dessert and can be eaten either alone or with a side.

Its sweet taste can help you consume it as a mid-morning snack or accompanying any infusion that you can take in the afternoon while you take a break. Have you ever tried this bread? Would you dare to elaborate it?