Northeast Lucky Pig Buns

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Dissolve the yeast in water in a bowl, then add all-purpose flour, sugar, and corn oil to form a smooth dough.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Next, prepare the pink dough. Add a small amount of red yeast rice powder and pumpkin powder to the white dough and knead it, adding them in small amounts several times.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   The color in the picture is a light pink dough, used for contrast with white.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Divide the dough into three white doughs, knead red yeast rice powder into each dough to make red, light pink dough is made by kneading white dough with a small amount of red dough, and it is slightly pinker than flesh pink dough. Then add bamboo charcoal powder to the white dough to make black dough.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Knead a round and an oval dough ball to make the pig's body. The head should weigh 20 grams and the body 35 grams.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Take about 2 grams of dough, roll it into a long strip, and cut it in half to make pork legs.

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   Install the pig's legs

   

8. 08

   Step 8

   Cut out the pig's trotters with scissors

   

9. 09

   Step 9

   Rub a pig's tail

   

10. 10

    Step 10

    Safe pig tail

    

11. 11

    Step 11

    Next, make the pig's ears. Take one gram of pink dough and roll it into a long, thin shape.

    

12. 12

    Step 12

    Divide in the middle

    

13. 13

    Step 13

    The ears were properly attached, and the joints were all glued with water.

    

14. 14

    Step 14

    The pig's snout was made using this tool.

    

15. 15

    Step 15

    The pig's mouth is as shown in the picture.

    

16. 16

    Step 16

    Use black dough to make pig eyes

    

17. 17

    Step 17

    The pig's eyebrows and eyes can be decorated more meticulously.

    

18. 18

    Step 18

    Take the red dough and roll it into a thin sheet.

    

19. 19

    Step 19

    Cut into squares and stick them on the pig's back.

    

20. 20

    Step 20

    The big, lying-down pig is done! Now let's make the little pigs.

    

21. 21

    Step 21

    This lying pig is made the same way as the larger one, except the dough weight is smaller: the head is 8 grams and the body is 15 grams. The eyes are simplified.

    

22. 22

    Step 22

    Next, make the pig lying on its back.

    

23. 23

    Step 23

    Roll the dough into balls; the head weighs 8 grams and the body weighs 15 grams.

    

24. 24

    Step 24

    Then roll two long strips and flatten the middle of each.

    

25. 25

    Step 25

    Place the pig's body

    

26. 26

    Step 26

    Cut the red dough into squares

    

27. 27

    Step 27

    Place on the piglet's belly

    

28. 28

    Step 28

    Attach the pig's nose and insert two nostrils with a toothpick.

    

29. 29

    Step 29

    The cute little pig is done! I used the remaining dough to make a pig's bottom, which is also adorable, isn't it? After proofing, steam it in boiling water for 13 minutes, then let it sit for a while before opening the lid.

    

30. 30

    Step 30

    I used 150 grams of flour to make four little pig-shaped steamed buns. After steaming, I wrote the character "福" (fortune) on them using an imported edible black food coloring pen. These auspicious little pigs are perfect for making during the Spring Festival. Did you learn how to make them?