Chinese steamed bread (Mantou)is a kind of healthy food. They are typically eaten as a staple in northern parts of China.made from wheat flour and yeast, tasted soft and fluffy. It contains low calorie and almost no fat because there is no sugar and no butter in the recipe.
Traditional steamed bread usually looks not very attractive, but there are variety of shapes, look gorgeous but very easy to make.

The nutrition facts(per surve, the multicoloured one)

Energy 72.43182 KCal
Carbohydrates 14.6g
Protein 3g
Total Fat 0.3g
Dietary Fiber 0.3g

Step 1: Ingredients and Equipment

350g Whole-wheat flour, plus extra for dusting
50g Purple sweet potatoes
50g Yellow peas
50g Spinach
6g Dry yeast
Steamer
Blender
Several bowls
Plastic wrap
Rolling-pin
Chopsticks

Yield:22

Step 2: Preparation of Colors

Wash the purple sweet potatoes, place them in boiling water and cook for 20-25 minutes or until they are soft. Use a strong spoon or potato masher or electric mixer to get them mashed. Do the same with the peas.

For spinach, you need a blender and a cup of water to make some juice.

Step 3: Make the Dough

First mix the dry ingredients (2g dry yeast for each dough), then add water or spinach juice to make the dough.
Cover the doughs with plastic wrap, place them in a warm place(35℃ will be the best), let them rise for 1~2 hours.
Knead the dough until it's smooth and feels soft.

Step 4: Make the Roses(Important)

Get 5 small doughs, roll them out, put one on the other.
Plus an extra dough to make the centre of the flower.
roll them up, cut into 2 pieces. Now you done the core step.

Step 5: Make Multicoloured Roses

By using different colored dough, you can get this.

Step 6: Steam

Arrange the breads into a steamer, leave about 1” gab in between each one.
Keep the them warm and wet, let they go on rise for 30 mins.
Then steam for 12~15 mins.