Soft Chocolate Steamed Bread
- 30 to 35 grams Chocolate bar
- 50 ml or 55 grams Heavy cream
- 1/2 Egg
- 100 grams Pancake mix
- Break up the chocolate with your hands, and put into a large heatproof bowl.
- Melt the chocolate in the microwave (about 1 minute at 500w).
- In the summer, microwave it for a bit less time.
- When the chocolate is melted, add the cream and mix with a whisk.
- Add the beaten egg and mix well.
- Add the pancake mix and mix well.
- It's a pretty stiff batter.
- Use a spoon to fill the aluminium foil cups evenly.
- Put about 1cm of water in a frying pan, and put in the filled cups from step 5.
- Start heating.
- When the water comes to a boil, cover with a lid, turn the heat down to low, and steam for 10 minutes.
- If a skewer inserted into the middle of one comes out clean, they're done!
- I use both aluminium and plastic cups.
- The batter is quite stiff so you can make it with aluminium cups only, but when the batter rises, the foil can spread out and the batter may run.
- So using rigid plastic cups prevents that.
- This is optional, but if you cover the lid with a kitchen towel when steaming, you don't have to worry about condensation dripping on the bread.
- I chopped up some chocolate (not listed in ingredients) and mixed them into the batter.
- I tried making a white chocolate version.
- Put 1/3 of the batter in a mug, cover loosely with plastic wrap, and microwave - 1 minute at 500W.
- Since the edges cook slower than the middle, stick a skewer in near the edge, and if the batter is still uncooked, microwave for an additional 10 seconds.
- Repeat if needed.
- It has a different texture from the steamed version, but it's so easy to make.
- Try adding 1 1/2 heaping teaspoons of matcha to the white chocolate batter, and add chopped chocolate (not listed) I love this combination.
- When melting the chocolate, if you heat it for too long you may burn it.
- Try microwaving it for a short time, and adding more time as needed.
chocolate bar, heavy cream, egg, pancake mix
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/156802-soft-chocolate-steamed-bread (may not work)