Steamed Long Life Cake

Name: Steamed Long Life Cake (Shou t’ao)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 teaspoon dry yeast; 1-½ warm water; 3-½ cups flour; 3 tablespoon sugar; ⅔ pound sweet red paste; 2 teaspoon baking powder; 3 tablespoon lard

Shou t’ao

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

3-½ cups flour
2 teaspoon dry yeast
1-½ warm water

Asia
Taiwan
Cake
Dessert

Method

Dissolve the dry yeast in warm water for about two minutes. Add to flour in a large bowl with lard and sugar. Knead with hands until very smooth. Cover with wet cloth. Let stand and rise for about 3 hours.
When the dough has risen, add the baking powder (dissolve with ½ tablespoon of cold water). Knead again. Remove to light floured board. Knead a few minutes a