Cheese Mushipan (Steamed Bread)

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   Sift the cake flour and the baking powder together.

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   Beat the egg in a bowl, add the sugar (I usedcane sugar this time) and beat lightly.

3. 3

   In a small pan, add in the milk and ripped up cheese, and simmer over low heat.

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   Once the cheese has melted, add the vegetable oil and heavy cream and mix well.

5. 5

   Pour the contents of the pan to the bowl with the beaten egg and sugar and mix.

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   Add the sifted dry ingredients and mix well.

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   Keep mixing until you can't see any more flour.

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   If you overmix the batter until it's totally smooth though, the batter won't rise as well.

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   This is the key point!

10. 10

    Line a muffin tin with paper muffin cups, and fill about 80% of the way with the batter.

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    Put the tin in a preheated steamer and steam for 15 minutes.

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    In order to ensure the cakes or breads have a smooth surface, cover the steamer with a cloth to prevent the condensation from the lid from dripping on them.

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    Once the cakes are done steaming, take them out of the tray and put them on a cooling rack.

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    They are very tender when piping hot of course, but even when they have cooled down they don't get stiff since there is no butter in the batter.

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    Recently I've been into a more cheesy flavor, and have been using 4 slices of cheese and increased the heavy cream to 30 g. I recommend this version too.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.