Old Noodle Mantou
2024-04-12 22:14:10 397
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Recently, when making Mantou, I like to use old flour instead of yeast for fermentation. After steaming, Mantou noodles have a stronger flavor and more toughness, but they are still soft. Making old noodles Mantou is also very simple. You just need to set aside a piece of dough after it is launched and put it into a bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and refrigerate it in the refrigerator; The next time you take it out, it will be the yeast head, also known as old noodles. I usually use up the old noodles within a week, and then set aside new ones. If they are not used for more than five days, they need to be stored in a freezer. If needed, they can be taken out one day in advance and thawed at room temperature.
Details of ingredients
Technique
Steps to make Old Noodle Mantou
- 1. Prepare the necessary ingredients and take out the old noodles from the refrigerator's freezer 2 hours in advance to warm them up. (Because only a small amount was added, it was not included in the photo)
- 2. After warming the old noodles, put them into a bowl and add a little baking soda (alkaline noodles) for consumption. (Please refer to the amount of alkaline surface in the basin)
- 3. Add a little warm water to melt the old noodles and stir well.
- 4. Add flour and milk powder, then add an appropriate amount of warm water, mix well and knead into a smooth dough. Round it up and put it in a bowl, then cover it with plastic wrap. Let it ferment in a warm place.
- When the dough has fermented to 2.5 times its size, remove it.
- 6. Flatten the removed dough, exhaust the air, and knead it repeatedly before rolling it into a large 1.5cm thick dough.
- 7. Then roll it up into a cylindrical shape, then roll it back and forth a few times to make it tighter.
- Cut into your favorite size. (This one is about 50 grams each)
- 9. Slightly shape the cut green body.
- 10. Put it into a steamer for a second awakening.
- 11. After a second awakening for 1 hour, steam over low heat in a cold water pan. Steam over high heat for 15 minutes after adding steam, then turn off the heat and let it steam for another 3 minutes before opening the lid and taking it out.