Sharie ~ I want to know if you have a recipe for manapua bread. I am searching for an authentic recipe, nothing made from Bisquick or a quick version to make the bread :) As a child, my mom's friend from China used to make this bread with no filling, however, after many years, we have lost the recipe.

Steamed Chinese bread takes a little while to make but the taste makes it well worth the effort! Here's a recipe for steamed "bao".

To make it taste more like the manapua in Hawai'i, I would suggest replacing the 1 Tbsp vegetable oil in the recipe with 1 Tb sesame oil. In experimenting with manapua recipes, I have discovered that the sesame oil is what makes it taste so much better!