How to make pumpkin steamed buns

I believe everyone is familiar with steamed buns. In fact, steamed buns are not just the white flour buns you imagine. There are many ways to make steamed buns. Pumpkin steamed bun is one of them. Because pumpkin ingredients are added, it can increase nutrition and change the taste.

Method 1:

1. Steam the pumpkin and mash it into puree.

2. Add appropriate amount of flour, sugar, baking powder and a spoonful of lard and knead into a dough.

3. Place the sugar in a warm place until it doubles in size.

4. Divide into small pieces and shape them. After adding sugar for 20 minutes, add cold water and steam for 15 minutes. Simmer for a while and then uncover. When the weather is hot, the dough will rise quickly. After the first fermentation is completed and the air is squeezed out, you can knead some flour into it, then shape it and continue the second fermentation. The amount of flour added varies depending on the moisture content of the pumpkin puree. The dough for making steamed buns should be slightly harder than that for making flower rolls. You can cook the pumpkin puree directly in the microwave, which will make it drier.

Method 2:

Ingredients: 150g peeled pumpkin, 4 cups flour, 5g dry yeast, 10ml warm water.

practice:

1. Cut the pumpkin into shreds, put it in the microwave on high heat for 3 minutes, take it out and mash it with a spoon, let it cool and set aside.

2. Soak the yeast in warm water, mix the pumpkin puree, flour and yeast water evenly, knead into a smooth dough, cover with plastic wrap and put in a warm place to ferment.

3. The dough will rise to 2.5 times its original size and have larger pores inside.

4. Knead the risen dough evenly into long strips.

5. Cut the dough into pieces of suitable size, cover the steamer with a cloth, and put the cut buns in. You can also steam the pumpkin first (it should be tender enough to be pierced through with chopsticks), mash it into a paste with a spoon, and then knead the dough directly. This is because the steamed pumpkin itself contains a lot of moisture, so you basically don't need to add water when kneading the dough.