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Delicious Lotus Leaf Pancake

Delicious Lotus Leaf Pancake

Soft, foldable steamed buns shaped like lotus leaves with a ridged pattern, made from a simple yeasted dough and steamed to serve as edible wrappers for braised meats.

Instructions

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    Prepare the ingredients on the tray.

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    Prepare 260 grams of warm water to evenly activate the yeast. I'm feeling a bit lazy today, so I put the ingredients from pictures one and two into the dough mixer and did it all in one go!

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    After the machine mixes it evenly, take it out like this, put it in a bowl to proof, and let it proof for half an hour.

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    If you can't control whether the dough rises well, you can just poke a hole like this and it won't shrink back!

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    After it's done, release the air.

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    Roll the dough into slightly thicker sheets.

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    Hold the cup like this.

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    Roll it into an oval like this.

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    Apply oil.

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    Fold it, press the pattern with a clean comb! Put it in the steamer!

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    Done.

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    Lotus leaf cake that sandwiches everything.

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    The Sichuan pepper leaf sauce my mom made is insanely fragrant.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Flour
    500g
  • Yeast
    5g
  • Water
    260g

Seasonings

  • Sugar
    5g
  • Corn oil
    10g