Traditional Steamed Bread

Traditional steamed bread recipe

Name: Steamed Bread Recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 4 cups cake flour; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1 sachet instant yeast; 1 teaspoon salt; 500 ml luke-warm water; vegetable/olive oil (to line the enamel/ stainless steel bowl)

Also known as Ujeqe, this is a traditional steamed bread recipe.

by Linda Gumede

28-05-2020 12:29

in Recipes

Traditional Steamed Bread

Do you think you have tried everything worth trying this lockdown? Wait till you try this steamed bread recipe: six everyday ingredients, six stress-free steps, three hassle-free cooking steps and a couple of serving suggestions.

This is an age-old recipe that does not seem to age. It has been made for generation and is still a favourite. You should definitely try this recipe at home.

Steamed Bread Recipe

3 from 6 votes

Recipe by Linda Gumede Course: SidesCuisine: South AfricanDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Total time

hour

minutes

Ingredients

4 cups 4 cake flour
2 teaspoons 2 sugar
1 sachet instant yeast
1 teaspoon 1 salt
500 ml 500 luke-warm water
vegetable/olive oil (to line the enamel/ stainless steel bowl)

Method

Mix all the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
Add warm water once thorough mixing has been done.
Massage until you get an elastic like bread dough.
Leave dough to rise for about 30 minutes in a warm place (cover with a clean cloth) so it can rise.
After 30 or so minutes it should have doubled in size.
Knead dough a few more times, approximately for a minute.
Rub the stainless steel dish that you will be using with the cooking oil and put the dough into the dish.
Put boiling water into a pot – then place the dish with the dough in the pot with boiling water to steam for around 30 minutes.
Cool down before serving.