Mini colorful steamed buns

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Peel and wash the purple sweet potatoes, slice them, and steam them until cooked.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Peel and deseed the pumpkin, wash it, cut it into chunks, and steam it until cooked.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Mash the pumpkin with a spoon, let it cool to lukewarm, then add the yeast powder and mix well.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Add flour to form a dough, knead until smooth, cover with a damp cloth, and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Mash the purple sweet potato into a puree, add a little water, let it cool to lukewarm, then add yeast powder and stir well. I added water because I wanted a darker color; you can omit it if you prefer a darker color.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Add flour and knead into a dough. Knead until smooth, cover with a damp cloth, and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size.

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   Add a little warm water to the yeast powder and stir until dissolved.

   

8. 08

   Step 8

   Add flour, knead into a dough, knead until smooth, cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size.

   

9. 09

   Step 9

   This is what the dough looks like after fermentation; its internal structure has a honeycomb-like appearance.

   

10. 10

    Step 10

    Knead each of the three fermented doughs until smooth and remove the air.

    

11. 11

    Step 11

    Roll out the white dough into a circle, about 1 cm thick.

    

12. 12

    Step 12

    Roll the purple dough into a circle and place it on top of the white dough.

    

13. 13

    Step 13

    Roll the yellow dough into a circle and place it on top of the purple dough.

    

14. 14

    Step 14

    Roll it out again with a rolling pin to make the dough stick together, about 1 cm thick.

    

15. 15

    Step 15

    Cut into strips about one centimeter wide.

    

16. 16

    Step 16

    Cut into small squares, cover with a damp cloth and let rest 20 minutes.

    

17. 17

    Step 17

    Bring water to a boil in a steamer, place the small steamed buns inside, steam for 6 minutes, then turn off the heat and let them sit 5 minutes before serving.

    

18. 18

    Step 18

    A beautiful and delicious mini colorful steamed bun is ready!