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Steamed meat dumplings.

Makes 15- 20 dumplings (depending on the size)

Time: Preparation time for dough 90 to 120 minutes,, cooking time: 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

For dough:

• 500g plain flour

• 4 tsps baking powder

• 250 ml water
  

Filling:

• 450 g meat

• 3 tbps soy sauce

• 2 tsps sugar

• 1 tsps salt

• 1 tbps sesame seed oil (any neutral oil)

• 2 teaspoons peeled and finely chopped ginger root

• I teaspoon cornflour

Method / Instructions:

1. Sift the flour and baking powder together in a mixing bowl. Add the water and knead well. Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and place a small plate over this, then leave the dough to rise at room temperature for 2 hours.
   

2. Mince the meat. Mix it with the soy sauce, sugar, salt, sesame seed oil, ginger root and corn flour.
   

3. Divide the dough in half, place on a lightly floured surface and knead. Make each half into a long sausage-like roll 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter. Use a knife to slice each roll into about 15 rounds.
   

4. Flatten each round with the palm of your hand, then with a rolling pin, roll out each piece into a pancake about 7.5 cm (3 inches) in diameter.
   

5. Place 1 tablespoon filling in the center of each pancake, gather the sides of the dough up around the filling to meet at the top, then twist the top of the dough to close tightly.
   

6. Place a piece of wet muslin cloth on a rack in a steamer, arrange the dumplings 1 cm (5mb) apart on the muslin cloth, cover and steam vigorously for 20 minutes.
   

7. Serve hot.
   

Best Wishes.