【Jiangsu】Cute chick bean paste buns

Overview

This is a steamed chicken bean paste bun made years ago. The child loved it so much that he even couldn't bear to eat it. The pink chick is really hard to bear to eat. It’s fun to use these chicken steamed buns to make the scene lively during the Chinese New Year.

Tags

• staple food
• pasta
• home cooking
• steamed buns
• pumpkin puree
• red yeast rice powder
• warm water
• bean paste
• dry flour
• dry yeast
• plain flour

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 First peel and cut the pumpkin into pieces, steam it in a pot and then mash it into a puree. You can also use a food processor to smash it

   

2. 2 Mix 3 grams of yeast powder into warm water and let it sit for 5 minutes

   

3. 3 Add 200 grams of flour to the pumpkin paste. Be careful not to add additional water. If the dough is still sticky, you can add a little flour and mix it with chopsticks until it becomes fluffy

   

4. 4 After kneading into a smooth pumpkin dough, add the remaining 3 grams of yeast water to 300 grams of flour and knead into a smooth white dough

   

5. 5 Place the two doughs in a bowl, cover them with plastic wrap, and put them in the oven to rise until doubled in size

   

6. 6 During the fermentation period, make the bean paste filling, about 20 grams each

   

7. 7 Fermentation completed

   

8. 8 Take it out, add a little dry flour, knead and deflate

   

9. 9 Divide the dough into 50g portions, knead it, cover it with plastic wrap, and let it rest for 10 minutes

   

10. 10 Wrap it with bean paste filling, or you can wrap it with your favorite fillings. It is as moisturizing as buns, then roll it into a round shape and flip it upside down to get a smooth steamed bun

    

11. 11 Take 3 grams of white dough, add a little red yeast rice powder, and knead it into red dough to make the chick's mouth, comb, or bow on its head. The eyes can be steamed and then pasted with seaweed, or you can use white dough and a little black rice flour and knead it into black dough and stick it on

    

12. 12 You can also use a donut mold to make it look like a mother chicken cuddling her chicks

    

13. 13 Add warm water to the pot, place the steamer basket and cover the lid to let it rest for 20 minutes

    

14. 14 Bring to a boil, then turn to medium heat and steam for 20 minutes. After steaming, let it sit for 5 minutes, then take it out and let it cool. Use a chocolate pen to add expressions

    

15. 15 Finished product pictures