Steamed Flower Rolls

Name: Steamed Flower Rolls (Hua chüan)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 3-½ cups flour (all purpose); 3-½ cups flour (all purpose); ⅓ cup oil; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoon dry yeast; 1-½ cup luke warm water; 2 teaspoon baking powder

Hua chüan

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

3-½ cups flour (all purpose)
2 teaspoon dry yeast
1-½<

Asia
Taiwan
Starter
Vegan

Method

Dissolve the yeast in warm water. Add to flour and knead until smooth. Cover with damp cloth. Let rise about 2 to 3 hours.
When the dough has risen, add the baking powder, dissolved in ½ tablespoon of cold water first. Knead again for about 5 minutes, until smooth and elastic.
Roll out the dough into a 2 feet square. Sprinkle lightly with oil and salt