Steamed Shredded Rolls

Name: Steamed Shredded Rolls (Yin ssu chuan)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons ham (chopped); ⅔ cup sugar; 1 cup ground pork fat or shortening; 3 cups wheat flour (all purpose); 3 cups wheat flour (all purpose); 1 cup ground pork fat or shortening; 2 teaspoon baking powder; 1-⅓ cup warm water; 2 teaspoon dry yeast

Yin ssu chuan

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

3 cups wheat flour (all purpose)
2 teaspoon dry yeast

Asia
Taiwan
Snack

Method

Dissolve the yeast in warm water, add to flour and knead until very smooth to form dough. Cover with damp cloth, let rise about 2-3 hours.
When the dough has risen, make a well in the center, add salty water and the baking powder, knead again. Remove to a lightly floured board, knead a few minutes and roll until very thin about 2 feet square. Spread with fat an