Kristygourmet Cook Book

To my dearest reader, as promised I am written down the details as requested. However, more practice may helps to make perfect. So, I hope you will try and have fun. Please read on for more. Ingredients : 150gm   all purpose flour 130gm   glutinous rice flour 1 tspn   yeast 40gm   fine sugar 50gm   gula merah/palm sugar 1 tspn  dark soy sauce 100gm  water 100gm  hot water 2 tspn   cooking oil * extra cooking for coating * some banana leaves for lining or silicon sheets Method : (1)  combine both sugar & dark soy sauce into hot water till dissolved, then stir in water & yeast and let to rest for 5 minutes. But before adding in the yeast, make sure the water is not too warm. Otherwise the yeast won't be able to survive there. (feel with your fingertips) (2)  now, combine flour & glutinous rice flour till well mixed then stir in cooking oil and knead till smooth. At thi...

These blossom mantou also called as ' wishful silver ' and some even called it as ' moho buns ' in China. This kind of bun is actually originated from  Yantai  traditional pasta varieties. According to the legend, this bun was invented by the  Yuan Dynasty ,  Luoyang  the  Dongxiang  'Ma' family's kitchen helper.At that time, the Ming Emperor is still a 'Ma' family's handyman. He loves eating these buns and later after he became the Emperor. He started introducing these beautiful peony looking buns to everyone and now has became one of the famous snack in China. This bun is quite sweet unlike other steamed buns and it's widely sold during special occasions or festivals. Here, I have to  thank  Vivian  for the inspiration & the introduction. These buns are really awesome. Ingredients : Starter Dough : 200gm   all purpose flour 180ml   water 1 tspn   yeast (combine all ingredients & mix well then set aside t...

It was 2012 when I first attempted this   smiling mantou  @ steamed buns . I tried making it last year but failed to give me the happy face.  haha.....  I really have no time to go for further experiment at that moment and stopped working on it for a while. Since the  Hungry Ghost festival  is coming soon, I'm planning to make one batch this year offering to the 'Hungry Ghost'. >o<  And the buns are making me smile again !  Honestly, I haven't seen these buns sold around here before. However, according to  Kenneth  @ Guaishushu  these mantou can still be found in Kuching, Dalat and Miri, Sarawak. My  beautiful blossom mantou  @ moho buns ! Yet still many of them was wondering.... how could a simple dough like this can be turned into such a fantastic looking buns ! Ingredients : Starter Dough 130gm  all purpose flour 100ml  water 1 TB  sugar 1-1/2 tspn  yeast (mix all ingredients...