Matcha Steamed Buns
Fluffy and soft Japanese matcha steamed buns using rice flour so these steamed buns are gluten-free, on top of being delicious, and also not too sweet.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 100 gram rice flour (Indonesian: tepung beras)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon matcha (green tea powder)
- 1 egg
- 50 gram sugar
- 80 ml milk (I've tried with cow milk, soy milk, and almond milk)
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
Instructions
- 1
Prepare a steamer over medium high heat.
- 2
Sift together rice flour, baking powder, and matcha. Set aside.
- 3
In a mixing bowl, mix together egg and sugar until sugar has fully dissolved with an electric mixer. Add milk and canola oil, continue mixing until well combined. Then add the sifted dry ingredients from step 2 and keep mixing until well combined.
- 4
Pour the batter into silicon baking cups to fill each cup about 70% full, you should need about 5 standard size muffin cups. Steam for 12 minutes, then turn the heat off, and let the buns sit in the hot steamer for another 5 minutes.
- 5
Carefully open the steamer lid so no water drops on the buns, remove the steamed matcha buns, and serve immediately with tea or coffee.