Lucky and auspicious pig-shaped steamed buns

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Add all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, and corn oil to the bowl.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Add yeast powder to the milk and stir well with chopsticks.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Pour the mixed liquid into the powder.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Stir with chopsticks until it resembles cotton wool.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   Knead the dough until smooth; if there are no air pockets when you cut it open, it means you've kneaded it properly.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Roll the dough into a long strip and divide it into 110 (pig), 65 (orange), 3 (pig's nose and ears), and 2 pieces of 1 (orange leaves and stems).

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   Add each color of food coloring to the dough and knead until smooth. Add a little pink food coloring to 110 3 dough, add pink food coloring (darker than 110 of pink dough) to 3g of dough, add orange food coloring to 65 of dough, add green food coloring to 1 of dough, and add bamboo charcoal powder to 1 of dough.

   

8. 08

   Step 8

   Knead the light pink dough until smooth, roll it into a ball, and gently flatten it slightly.

   

9. 09

   Step 9

   Make the pig's nose and ears from 3 grams of rose-red dough as shown in the picture.

   

10. 10

    Step 10

    Then brush some water on it and stick it to the pig's face.

    

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    Step 11

    Divide the orange dough into 1 3 gram portions, roll them into balls, and stick them on the pig's head. Divide the remaining dough into 3 portions, roll them into balls, and poke a hole in each ball with a sharp chopstick or bamboo skewer.

    

12. 12

    Step 12

    The black dough is used to make the stem of the orange, and the green dough is used to make the shape of small leaves. The veins of the leaves are pressed out with a fruit knife.

    

13. 13

    Step 13

    Insert the orange stem into the hole, and then attach the green leaves. Take a small piece and roll it into a ball to make the pig's eyes.

    

14. 14

    Step 14

    Once the shaped steamed buns have risen to nearly 1.5 times their original size, place them in a steamer.

    

15. 15

    Step 15

    After the water boils, continue steaming for 10 minutes, then let it sit for 5 minutes before opening.

    

16. 16

    Step 16

    Wishing you a prosperous and auspicious Year of the Pig, and all your endeavors will go smoothly!

    

17. 17

    Step 17

    You can also reserve a little dough and add yellow food coloring to make ingots.

    

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    Step 18

    Finished product photo.

    

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    Step 19

    Finished product photo.

    

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    Step 20

    Finished product photo.