Jane's Mantou Steamed Buns and Fortune Cookies

Join the brilliant Jane Beedle (GBBO Finalist from series 7) live from Kent, UK who will teach you to bake her amazing Mantou Steamed Buns and Fortune Cookies.

This class takes place on Sunday 22nd January 2023 at the following times:

9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK GMT

Please allow up to 2 hours for this class.

Jane's version of these steamed buns will twist plain and a chocolate doughs together into beautiful rose shapes. You'll also learn how to prepare, bake and fold the classic Fortune Cookies - a fitting celebration for Chinese New Year.

Bake With A Legend Online Classes are an interactive experience, where we limit group sizes to around 20 to ensure an intimate online setting. Not only do you have your celebrity baker teaching you, but you also have one of our brilliant Bake With A Legend hosts who will ensure the smooth running of your experience ensuring everyone is enjoying themselves.

If you need any help at any point during the class, you’ll be encouraged to raise your hand and your baker will be virtually joining you in your own kitchen in no time to assist you!

You’ll bake along in tandem with Jane, learning many tips and tricks a long the way as you perfect all the skills required to make Jane's delicious take on the Chinese Steamed Buns. Jane will also be on hand to answer your questions, be those about baking or her experiences of being involved on such an iconic television show.

Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 for groups of two or more that will join from the same screen. Please note we can accept requests to move classes with two or more weeks notice prior to the class – any requests to do so, will incur a £5 administrative charge.

Once booked in, all guests will be emailed a full recipe and the zoom link required to join us for the class. Just in case you don’t spot it please check junk mail!

Equipment:

Bamboo or metal steamer 

Bowls 

2 x baking sheet

non-stick baking paper   

Rolling pin 

Silicone slip mat

Balloon whisk or hand whisk 

Knife 

Glass (for shaping)

spatula or palette knife 

Ruler 

Muffin tin

10-12 Strips of paper 8cm x 1 cm (3in x ½in) – write on your fortunes before the class

Ingredients

For the buns

170g (¾ cup) full fat milk – warm but not hot 

45g (½ cup) caster/superfine sugar

7g (2 ¼ tsp) instant yeast 

12g (1 tbsp) butter - melted

230g (1 ¾ cups) plain/all-purpose flour 

2 tsp cornflour/corn starch

1 tsp baking powder 

1 tsp salt

50g (approx. ¼ cup) dark chocolate – melted

For the fortune cookies

60g egg white (approx. 2 large eggs; XL in US) 

½ tsp almond extract

½ tsp vanilla extract  

3 tbsp vegetable oil

70g (½ cup) plain/all-purpose flour 

1 ½ tsp cornflour (corn starch)

¼ tsp salt 

80g (¼ cup + 2tbsp) caster/superfine sugar

1 tbsp water

If you have any questions regarding this class or anything concerning our online classes, please email us at bookings@bakewithalegend.com.

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Please note we do also offer private events where you can choose which baker you’d like to teach you and what you bake - please click here for more information.

It is your responsibility to check the ingredients do not impact any allergies or intolerances which you may have. Bake With A Legend and our bakers take no responsibility in this regard. If you're in any doubt about you then you should contact us before booking in terms of discussing alternative ingredients to suit your requirements. We will, wherever possible provide alternatives to include gluten & dairy free options.