As a traditional staple food, steamed bread has a long history in China. The microwave oven is a common kitchen appliance in contemporary homes. So, can the microwave be used to bake steamed buns?
Mantou is a traditional food made from wheat flour as the main raw material and steamed by fermentation. Usually, making steamed buns requires a thorough mixture of wheat flour, water, and starter culture to form a dough, then let it stand for fermentation, and finally steam. This traditional production method has a history of thousands of years in China, forming a unique toughness and taste.
A microwave oven is an electrical appliance that uses microwaves (high-frequency radio waves) to generate heat to heat and cook food. The microwave inside the microwave oven will heat the moisture molecules inside the food and vibrate quickly through radiation heating, so as to generate heat and achieve the purpose of heating the food. Microwave ovens are much faster and more energy-efficient than traditional ovens, making them popular with housewives and kitchen enthusiasts.
Manju is a staple food made from a mixture of flour and water, and its main ingredients are starch and protein. The heating principle of the microwave oven is to vibrate the water molecules through microwaves to generate heat, so the microwave oven can effectively heat the moisture molecules inside the steamed bread when baking the steamed bread.
Since the microwave oven is different from the traditional oven, when using the microwave oven to bake steamed bread, you need to adjust the heating time and heat to ensure that the steamed bread can be heated evenly and achieve the ideal taste and temperature.
Microwave-baked steamed bread may not be easy to form a traditional golden brown crust on the surface of steamed bread compared to traditional steaming, so it is necessary to pay attention to observation and control during the baking process to avoid overheating and causing the appearance to harden.
How to bake steamed buns in the microwave
1. Place the steamed bread on a special baking tray for microwave oven, and make sure that there is a certain interval between the steamed bread so that it can be heated evenly.
2. Adjust the heating time and heat power of the microwave oven, and the initial setting is recommended to be medium heat and short time to avoid overheating.
3. After the microwave oven is started, observe the baking situation of the steamed bread, pay attention to the appearance of the steamed bread at any time, and adjust the heating time and fire power in a timely manner according to the actual situation.
4. When the surface of the steamed bread is slightly golden yellow and full of aroma, it can be taken out and enjoyed.
Through actual operation and experiments, it can be found that the cooking effect of microwave oven steamed bread has a certain feasibility. Under the condition of correctly adjusting the heating time and the size of the fire, the microwave oven baked steamed bread can be evenly heated inside and out, with a soft taste and sweet taste. This novel cooking method can add some modern elements to the traditional steamed bread, making the steamed bread more in line with the fast-paced lifestyle of modern people.
As a novel cooking method, microwave-baked steamed buns have a certain feasibility. However, the heating time and heat level need to be flexibly adjusted according to the actual situation during operation to ensure the cooking effect. The emergence of microwave-baked steamed buns has provided new possibilities for the combination of traditional cuisine and modern technology, and has also brought more choices for kitchen cooking.