Mantou is an extremely versatile dough—you can stuff it, pan-fry it, wrap it around ingredients, or just eat it plain. (Mantou are plain, soft steamed breads, whereas bao are stuffed—often made with a ...

Mantou develop their distinctive fluffy softness through steaming instead of baking. This simple yeasted dough comes together easily and can be steamed plain as below or used as the base for fillings ...