Frog-shaped hand-torn steamed bun

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Prepare the following ingredients: 150 all-purpose flour, 75 water, 1.5 dry yeast, 5 corn oil, 8 white sugar, and a white dough.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Prepare the following ingredients: 150 all-purpose flour, 80 spinach juice, 1.5 dry yeast, 5 corn oil, and 8 granulated sugar. Knead into a green dough.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Knead until smooth dough

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Roll each into a long strip

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Divide the dough into portions of approximately 15 grams each. Alternatively, you can cut the dough into portions of roughly the same size without weighing.

   

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   Step 6

   Knead the dough until smooth and delicate, then wrap the filling inside; the white filling is red bean paste.

   

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   Step 7

   Slowly close the opening by rotating your thumb and forefinger in a circular motion.

   

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   Step 8

   After wrapping the filling, hold the dough in your hand as shown in the picture and draw circles to get a round raw dough.

   

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   Step 9

   The green ones can be filled with custard filling, or you can fill them with red bean paste filling.

   

10. 10

    Step 10

    Roll the round dough high with both hands; the height will be just right after it rises.

    

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    Step 11

    After filling all the cakes, you can place them in the mold. This time, I used an adjustable mousse cake mold. Put an appropriate amount of water in a pot, place the mold on a steamer rack, preferably lined with a silicone steamer mat or parchment paper. You can also line the sides of the mold with parchment paper.

    

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    Step 12

    Arrange the white and green dough balls alternately in the mold. After arranging them, adjust the length and width of the mold. I arranged 5 horizontally and 5 vertically for reference.

    

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    Step 13

    The decorative flowers are made from a light pink dough that is made by adding a small amount of red yeast rice powder to white dough.

    

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    Step 14

    Use pink dough to make small flowers, white dough to make a graceful frog, and green dough to make leaves.

    

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    Step 15

    Use a mold to press out small flowers

    

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    Step 16

    Leaves can be shaped into an oval and flattened by hand.

    

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    Step 17

    The frog's eyes are simply small circles made of white dough by hand. If you want to save time, you can skip making the eyes and just draw them on at the end.

    

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    Step 18

    Decorate the white dough with leaves and flowers, brushing some water onto the dough beforehand and using toothpicks to help with the decoration. Decorate the frog's eyes on the green dough. If you have the patience, you can continue decorating. Use the remaining pink dough to shape small dots to decorate the frog's blush.

    

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    Step 19

    If you have a plan, you can steam the raw dough directly in a pot of cold water. If it hasn't risen properly, cover the pot and let it rise for a while before steaming for about 15 minutes.

    

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    Step 20

    After steaming and cooling, use an imported edible black food coloring pen to draw any expression on the steamed buns, and the adorable frog-shaped hand-torn buns are ready.

    

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    Step 21

    You can separate them as you like when eating.

    

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    Step 22

    If you like this steamed bun, give it a try! Kids and adults alike will love it.