Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns

Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns

Overview

Every autumn, pumpkins and purple sweet potatoes add color to my dining table. Today, the pumpkin, purple sweet potato and flower buns are in full bloom, so beautiful.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Peel the purple sweet potato, steam it and press it into a fine purple sweet potato puree (the purple sweet potato is dry, add some milk).

    Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns step 1
  2. Peel the pumpkin, steam it and press it into puree.

    Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns step 2
  3. Mix purple sweet potato puree, yeast, flour, and sugar into a smooth dough, cover with a damp cloth and leave in a warm place to ferment.

    Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns step 3
  4. Mix pumpkin puree, yeast, flour, and sugar into a smooth dough, cover with a damp cloth and leave in a warm place to ferment.

    Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns step 4
  5. Take out the fermented dough, place it on a chopping board, knead to deflate, and divide into small portions.

    Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns step 5
  6. Roll the pumpkin dough into a small round piece, roll the purple potato dough into a round shape and place it on the pumpkin dough piece, wrap the purple dough inside and close it up. Purple sweet potato and pumpkin were swapped to make another one.

    Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns step 6
  7. Flatten the dough and cut into eight pieces without cutting in the middle.

    Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns step 7
  8. Twist each cut piece from underneath and place sides on top.

    Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns step 8
  9. Put it in a cage for a second time.

    Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns step 9
  10. After the dough has risen, pour cold water into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to medium heat and steam for 15 minutes, turn off the heat and steam for 3-5 minutes before taking it out.

    Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns step 10
  11. Steamed flower buns.

    Pumpkin and Purple Sweet Potato Flower Steamed Buns step 11
  12. The little flowers are beautiful.

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