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Donut steamed bun

Donut steamed bun

Playful donut-shaped steamed buns made from a milky yeast dough tinted naturally with purple sweet potato, pumpkin, spinach, or butterfly pea powders, steamed until pillowy soft and lightly sweet.

Instructions

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    Ingredients prepared: all-purpose flour, dry yeast, granulated sugar, milk, natural fruit and vegetable powders (purple sweet potato powder, pumpkin powder, spinach powder, butterfly pea flower powder);

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    Put flour, dry yeast, granulated sugar, and milk into a bowl, and use chopsticks to stir into a flaky texture;

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    Knead into a dough and let it rest for 10 minutes;

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    Knead with a little more force for 3-5 minutes until the dough is delicate, smooth, and soft, achieving a 'hydrated glow' texture;

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    Roll the dough into thin sheets about 3 millimeters thick, use a cookie cutter to cut out round shapes, and use a smaller cutter to create hollow centers; if you don't have a cookie cutter, you can also use a cup and bottle cap instead.

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    Knead the remaining dough into a ball, roll it into a sheet, and continue to cut out pieces for large and small donut dough blanks;

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    Divide the remaining white dough into 4 portions, and knead in the natural fruit and vegetable powders separately;

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    Take a lump of colored dough and roll it into a thick strand;

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    Roll the other colored dough into sheets about 1 millimeter thick, and use flower-shaped molds to cut out patterns;

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    Spray a little water on the raw doughnuts, and stick the decorative pieces according to your preference;

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    Put it in the steamer to ferment until it is 1.5 times its size; steam for 12 minutes, then let it sit covered for 5 minutes;

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    The donut buns are done, soft, fluffy, and good-looking.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • All-purpose flour
    200 g
  • Dry yeast
    2 g
  • Milk
    140 g
  • Purple sweet potato powder
    2 g
  • Pumpkin powder
    2 g
  • Spinach powder
    2 g
  • Butterfly pea flower powder
    2 g

Seasonings

  • Granulated sugar
    5 g