Purple sweet potato buns

Overview

Life always needs more variety to be colorful, and the same goes for cooking. Steamed buns are a daily staple food in my family and appear frequently, but they are always white-flour steamed buns, which become boring after eating too much. Then put some thought into it and give it a little change! Purple sweet potato is a very good coloring ingredient. It is beautiful in color and rich in nutrients. My family often steams it. Sometimes if I accidentally steam too much, I can use it to knead the dough to make steamed buns. The finished product is soft, delicious and delicious. The recipe I shared this time contains a lot of purple sweet potato. I used three small purple sweet potatoes. This way, the steamed color will be darker and better looking. If you like a slightly chewier texture, you can reduce the amount of purple sweet potato to make the flour content higher, which will make it chewier. As for the amount of water, you also need to adjust it accordingly. Chinese pasta is more casual, and you don’t have to use a kitchen scale to weigh it as accurately as you feel. Please read below for detailed step-by-step pictures and text instructions!

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• pregnant women
• maternity
• old man
• breakfast
• autumn recipes
• lunch
• dinner
• students
• clear water
• flour
• purple sweet potato
• yeast powder

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Peel and crush the steamed purple sweet potatoes and put them in a small basin;

   

2. 2 Add water and yeast powder and stir with chopsticks;

   

3. 3 Add flour;

   

4. 4 Use chopsticks to stir clockwise to check whether the amount of water and flour is appropriate;

   

5. 5 Move the dough to the kneading mat and start kneading. You can still see the pieces of purple sweet potato at this time. It doesn’t matter. It will merge together as you knead;

   

6. 6 After kneading the dough, the purple sweet potato has been integrated with the flour;

   

7. 7 Place in a small pot and let ferment in a warm place until doubled in size. (Here’s a little tip. It’s not easy to ferment in cold weather. Just put some warm water in a steamer, as long as it doesn’t feel hot to your hands. Then put the small bowl of noodles in the water and cover the lid of the steamer. It will ferment in about an hour. The specific time also depends on the room temperature and the amount of dough)

   

8. 8 Take out the fermented dough, deflate and knead evenly. Because there is a larger proportion of purple sweet potato in this dough and the flour is softer, it will be a little sticky. It would be better to put some dry powder;

   

9. 9 Divide into several small doughs;

   

10. 10 After shaping and rolling, shape into a cone;

    

11. 11 Place on a plate, let rise at room temperature for 15 minutes, steam for 20 minutes, steam for 3 minutes before taking it out. (I am using the steaming function of the steam oven here. If you use an ordinary steamer, the boiling time will be the same as this)

    

12. 12 After the time is up, open the door and you can take it out;

    

13. 13 Colors are more beautiful where there is plenty of light. The color of the purple sweet potato is melted into this steamed bun.

    

14. 14 Open it and take a look. Isn’t it beautiful? Because this steamed bun contains a large amount of purple sweet potato, it is very soft and has a good texture, making it suitable for the elderly and children. If you are tired of eating big white steamed buns, you can try adding some purple sweet potatoes to add some color to the table!